Michael Portillo

“Michael Portillo can be seen on screens on his second railway journey across the United States. His first took in historic East Coast sites, but these new travels are broader in scope, from the cities of the Atlantic coast to vibrant San Francisco, via Chicago, Colorado, New Mexico, and the Deep South. His route is informed by the 19th-century Appletons’...

It is now over a decade since the much-loved Great British Railway Journeys series set off on its incredible run, discovering the cultural, social, and engineering landscape of the United Kingdom through the prism of George Bradshaw's Handbook to rail travel. Veteran politician and ex-cabinet minister Michael Portillo has since presented eleven seasons of this ever-popular show on BBC Two,...