Michael Portillo admitted he risked death twice while filming his new BBC programme, Great Japanese Railway Journeys. In new episodes airing this week, Michael, 72, is travelling by train around Japan ...

BBC Two presenter Michael Portillo was left flustered while filming Great Japanese Railway Journeys in Nara, Japan ...

The 72-year-old returns to screens tonight (April 13) with a new series of his BBC rail programme, this time set in Japan.

19:42, Tue, Apr 14, 2026 Updated: 20:06, Tue, Apr 14, 2026 BBC presenter Michael Portillo brought his new show, Great Japanese Railway Journeys, to a halt minutes into his debut show for a major ...

Michael Portillo takes to the rails to explore one of Britain’s oldest surviving landscapes, the woods and pasture of the Weald in south east England. Michael Portillo’s rail exploration of the ...

The star has been married for many years but that didn't stop the speculation.

Beginning at London Marylebone, the last great Victorian railway terminus to be built in the capital, Michael Portillo embarks on a postwar exploration of Britain’s southern counties. Michael Portillo ...

Michael Portillo nears the end of his railway adventure tracking the rugged coast of south west England. He finishes in the westernmost reaches of England, in the Scillonian archipelago. Michael ...