Michael Portillo's Filmography on TV

Portugal with Michael Portillo (2025)

Portugal is fast becoming the go-to location for Brits to explore and spend their holidays. Not just resorts, villas and golf courses, Portugal's rich and varied locations are attracting millions of us with its year-round sunshine and generous welcome. Now Michael takes us in search of its heart and soul, revealing the secrets of places we know well, and taking us to discover those we don't.

Michael Portillo's Long Weekends (2024)

Michael takes us to his favourite European cities.

Portillo's Andalucia (2023)

Michael Portillo explores the region of Andalucia in southern Spain, visiting six of his favourite locations in the area.

The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo (2022)

Michael Portillo embark on an extraordinary voyage of self-discovery, exploring the dramatic mountain range that straddles the border between France and Spain, the Pyrenees. The four-part series is a real adventure for Michael as he walks a stretch of the 270 mile trail through the Pyrenees, from the Bay of Biscay on the Atlantic coast in the West to the shores of the Mediterranean in the East.

Coastal Devon & Cornwall (2021)

Michael Portillo, a British journalist, broadcaster and former politician, begins a south-west coastal pilgrimage, travelling through Devon and Cornwall.

Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo (2021)

Michael Portillo, a British journalist, broadcaster and former politician, begins a south-west coastal pilgrimage, travelling through Devon and Cornwall.

Portillo's Empire Journey (2020)

Portillo tells the story of the former British Empire largely through the legacy of hidden buildings that played an important part in history.

Great Asian Railway Journeys (2020)

Michael Portillo is in Southeast Asia, armed with his 1913 Bradshaw's Handbook. It will lead him on a spectacular 2,500-mile railway adventure across six countries. He explores towering megacities and magnificent mosques.

Great Australian Railway Journeys (2019)

Armed with his 1913 Bradshaw’s Handbook to the Chief Cities of the World, Michael embarks on six new railway journeys across spectacular Australia.

Great Canadian Railway Journeys (2019)

Michael Portillo explores Canada, armed with his Appleton's Guidebook.