Michael Portillo

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Michael Portillo

Born May 26, 1953 · Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK (age 73)

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

Avenge the CrowsAvenge the Crows · 2017
Avenge the Crows
4.72017
MovieThrillerCrime
A former gang member and her young cousin become embroiled in a vendetta between L.A. gangs, as rivals seek revenge for old crimes.
Partition, 1921Partition, 1921 · 2021
Partition, 1921
2021
MovieDocumentary
Partition, 1921, tells the story of how Ireland came to be to be partitioned from the perspective of the British and unionist politicians who divided Ireland. Michael Portillo examines how this happened, unravelling a web of intrigue woven by the British ruling classes for whom the essential issue was defending Ulster
Portillo on ThatcherPortillo on Thatcher · 2008
Portillo on Thatcher
2008
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
Former cabinet minister Michael Portillo assesses the legacy and continued influence of Margaret Thatcher on the Conservative Party. He talks with former colleagues about the highs of the Thatcher years and the lows that followed for the Tories, speaking frankly about his own personal regrets and the damage Thatcher inflicted on the party in the wilderness years after John Major's premiership.
The RivalsThe Rivals · 2001
The Rivals
2001
MovieDocumentary
A documentary by Michael Cockerell revealing a portrait of the Chancellor Gordon Brown and his shadow Michael Portillo
Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil WarTaking Sides: Britain and the Civil War · 2023
Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War
6.02023
MovieDocumentaryHistory
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.
Natural WorldNatural World · 1983
Natural World
7.41983
SeriesDocumentary
Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.
Great British Railway JourneysGreat British Railway Journeys · 2010
Great British Railway Journeys
7.42010
SeriesDocumentary
Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.
This WorldThis World · 2004
This World
6.02004
SeriesDocumentary
The series is mainly focused on social issues and current affairs stories around the world. International current affairs documentaries, replacing "Correspondent".

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