Michael Portillo

June 04, 2009

• New Michael Portillo series heads to BBC

  The BBC commissions a new series called Travels With Bradshaw, presented by Michael Portillo.

November 12, 2008

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  'Food Fight' heads Channel 4 winter lineup

  The Great British Food Fight season is among the highlights of Channel 4's winter schedule.

February 26, 2008

• Thatcher doc turns viewers to BBC4

  Michael Portillo's documentary about Margaret Thatcher gives BBC Four an above-average audience.

January 11, 2008

• BBC dumped Widdecombe for Abbott

  Diane Abbott was a second choice for This Week - but later put Ann Widdecombe out of a job, its editor reveals.

July 16, 2007

• Pure spun gold

  "It just seems so dark that I’m not sure I’ve got the stomach to stay with it"

February 18, 2007

• All that glitters ain't gold

  "I was actually hoping that one of them would be eaten by that giant centipede thingy"

December 12, 2006

• 'This Week' wins Plain English Campaign award

  Politics show hosted by Andrew Neil, Michael Portillo and Diane Abbott is selected as Best National Television Programme.

November 25, 2006

• Taking the fish biscuit

  "It wasn’t most comfortable week in soap land even before Pauline turned her house into an indoor barbecue"

August 26, 2005

• The sun sets...

January 19, 2004

• BBC ditches 'Kilroy' backlog

  The BBC will not air 25 unseen episodes of Kilroy recorded before the presenter stepped down.

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