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Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo FRSGS (/ p ɔːr ˈ t ɪ l oʊ / por-TIL-oh; [a] born 26 May 1953) [1] is a British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative Party politician. His broadcast series include railway documentaries such as Great British Railway Journeys and Great Continental Railway Journeys.
Michael Portillo during filming at Taunton station in 2017. Great British Railway Journeys is a 2010–present BBC documentary series presented by Michael Portillo, a former Conservative MP and Cabinet Minister who was instrumental in saving the Settle to Carlisle line from closure in 1989.
Following the format of the highly successful Great British Railway Journeys and related series with Portillo as presenter, each episode features a railway journey in south-east Asia using Bradshaw's Through Routes to the Chief Cities, and Bathing, and Health Resorts of the World (1913) [a] as a historical reference, in order to consider how ...
She was married to Hap Tivey from 1984 to 2003, and they have two children: Quinn and Rhys Tivey. Maria Burton (b. 1961) Maria Burton (left) and Elizabeth Taylor at the Roxy Roller Rink in New ...
Great American Railroad Journeys is a BBC travel documentary series presented by Michael Portillo and broadcast on BBC Two. [1] Using an 1879 copy of Appleton's Guidebook to the railroads of the United States and Canada, Portillo travels across the United States and Canada primarily by train, though at times using other forms of transportation where necessary.
Michael Richards, 74, has entertained millions of viewers with his portrayal of Cosmo Kramer on the long-running sitcom “Seinfeld.” But his most important audience was one 9-year-old boy: his ...
Since winning the speakership, Rep Johnson’s personal life has come into the spotlight, as some have noticed that his adopted son Michael was not pictured in a family portrait posted on the ...
Great Coastal Railway Journeys is a BBC documentary series produced by Naked West and presented by Michael Portillo, [1] a former Conservative MP and Minister of State for Transport. [ 2 ] Following the format of Great British Railway Journeys and related series with Portillo as presenter, each episode of this series features a coastal railway ...