Michael’s first leg kicks off in the Isle of Man and finishes in Solway Firth, taking in Liverpool, Morecambe Bay, and Whitehaven along the way. In the second leg of the whirlwind series Michael travels from Middlesbrough to Grimsby, for his third outing he visits Northern Ireland and Ireland, and in the fourth and final week he explores the Jurassic coast finishing his travels...
Michael Portillo embarks on a journey of discovery as he treks the French-Spanish border.
Michael Portillo travels along the railway networks of Great Britain and Ireland, referring to a Victorian guidebook written by George Bradshaw as he describes how the destinations have changed.
Michael Portillo explores how politics, domestic and international, have shaped the railways.
ormer British Secretary of State for Defence Michael Portillo visits abandoned, iconic locations around the UK that were at the centre of relatively unknown historical events but which are not open to the public.
Former British Secretary of State for Defence Michael Portillo visits abandoned, iconic locations around the UK that were at the centre of relatively unknown historical events but which are not open to the public.
Michael Portillo returns with an authored documentary, that uses British state papers to shed fresh light on key events and personalities during the Civil War period in Ireland.
Former senior Conservative Party politician Michael Portillo investigates why the issue of Europe has been tearing apart the party he loves for so long.
The former British Defence Secretary turned broadcaster embarks upon a coastal walk in Devon and Cornwall, visiting places of interest and meeting local people along the way.
Michael Portillo travels along the railway networks of Great Britain and Ireland, referring to a Victorian guidebook written by George Bradshaw as he describes how the destinations have changed.
Michael Portillo explores the places the British Empire left behind.
