Michael Portillo

Acting • 1953-05-26 • Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo is a British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative politician. He was first elected to the House of Commons in a by-election in 1984.

Known For

6.0

This World

2004

7.3

Portillo's Empire Journey

2020

Spain with Michael Portillo

2026

Michael Portillo in Stockholm

2026

The Rivals

2001

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Filmography

2026
Great Japanese Railway JourneysTV
Self - Presenter • 15 episodes
★ 6.0
2026
Great Korean Railway JourneysTV
Self - Presenter • 5 episodes
★ 6.0
2026
Great Central Asian Railway JourneysTV
Self - Presenter • 5 episodes
2026
Michael Portillo in StockholmTV
2026
Spain with Michael PortilloTV
2025
Portugal with Michael PortilloTV
Himself • 6 episodes
★ 7.0
2025
Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the RailwaysTV
Self - Presenter • 2 episodes
2024
Michael Portillo's Long WeekendsTV
Presenter • 6 episodes
★ 8.0
2024
Prague with Michael PortilloTV
Presenter • 3 episodes
★ 7.0
2024
Madrid with Michael PortilloTV
Himself • 3 episodes
2023
Portillo's AndaluciaTV
Presenter • 6 episodes
★ 7.0
2023
Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil WarFilm
Presenter
★ 6.0
2022
Great Coastal Railway JourneysTV
Presenter • 65 episodes
★ 7.2
2022
The Pyrenees with Michael PortilloTV
Self • 4 episodes
★ 7.7
2021
Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael PortilloTV
Self - Host • 6 episodes
★ 8.5
2021
Partition, 1921Film
Presenter
2020
Great Asian Railway JourneysTV
Self - Presenter • 20 episodes
★ 7.6
2020
Portillo's Empire JourneyTV
★ 7.3
2020
Hawks and Doves: The Crown and Ireland's War of IndependenceTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 10.0
2019
Great Australian Railway JourneysTV
Self - Presenter • 6 episodes
★ 7.1
2019
Great Alaskan Railroad JourneysTV
Self - Presenter • 5 episodes
★ 7.0
2019
Great Canadian Railway JourneysTV
Self - Presenter • 15 episodes
★ 7.0
2019
Portillo: The Trouble with the ToriesTV
Presenter • 2 episodes
★ 7.0
2019
Portillo: The Trouble with the ToriesTV
Narrator • 2 episodes
★ 7.0
2018
Great Indian Railway JourneysTV
Self - Presenter • 4 episodes
★ 6.2
2018
Portillo's Hidden History of BritainTV
Self - Host • 9 episodes
★ 8.0
2017
Spanish Civil WarTV
Self - Narrator • 2 episodes
2016
Great American Railroad JourneysTV
Self - Presenter • 75 episodes
★ 8.3
2015
Portillo's State SecretsTV
Self - Host • 10 episodes
2014
Railways of the Great War with Michael PortilloTV
Self - Presenter • 5 episodes
★ 7.0
2012
Great Continental Railway JourneysTV
Self - Presenter • 76 episodes
★ 8.5
2011
PerspectivesTV
2010
Great British Railway JourneysTV
Self - Presenter • 290 episodes
★ 7.4
2009
Christianity: A HistoryTV
Self • 8 episodes
2008
The Supersizers...TV
Participant • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
2008
Portillo on ThatcherFilm
Self
2007
The VerdictTV
2006
The One ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 4.3
2006
The Summer of Rave, 1989Film
Self
★ 7.5
2004
This WorldTV
★ 6.0
2004
London Under AttackFilm
Self
2003
This WeekTV
Self - Panelist • 583 episodes
★ 7.0
2003
The Terry and Gaby ShowTV
★ 7.0
2003
Trust Me - I'm a PoliticianFilm
Self
2002
Great BritonsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
2001
The RivalsFilm
1998
ParkinsonTV
Self • 1 episodes
1994
The Day TodayTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 8.3
1993
The Big StoryTV
1983
Natural WorldTV
★ 7.4
1980
Great Railway JourneysTV
Self - Presenter • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1979
Question TimeTV
Self - Panellist • 8 episodes
★ 5.9