Michael Portillo turns his attention to the critically important electronic warfare waged...

Michael Portillo peers behind the elegant facade of Georgian England, a period associated with...

Michael Portillo investigates the Morgenthau Plan, which aimed to strip post-war Germany of its...

New series. Michael Portillo presents the documentary examining the more obscure elements of...

Series examining the more obscure elements of famous historical events. Presented by Michael...

Michael Portillo discovers how romantic memories of the French Resistance created a military...

Michael Portillo looks back at the police strikes of 1918 and 1919, which led to rioting and...

New series. Michael Portillo examines the 1773 Boston Tea Party, which is widely regarded as...

Michael Portillo reflects on the Great Depression, and compares the myths with the reality of...

Michael Portillo investigates violent actions that occurred during the Indian struggle for...

Michael Portillo examines forgotten aspects of the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

New series. Michael Portillo examines the image of King Harold II, whose reign ended in 1066...

Michael Portillo examines the Glorious Revolution of 1688, which is remembered for setting...

Although European free trade was at the heart of Michael Portillo's early political career in...

Michael Portillo focuses on one of the most notorious events in 20th-century British history,...

Michael Portillo revisits moments of history to find out how they have been misremembered,...

Michael Portillo concludes his look at moments in history by visiting Winchester to explore...

Historians and a former UN Ambassador help Michael Portillo establish a fuller picture of the...

Michael Portillo examines the union of Scotland and England in 1707, discovering that...

Michael Portillo revisits great moments of history and discovers other events of equal...

Michael Portillo presents an alternative look at the Battle of Trafalgar. Popular history has...

Michael Portillo looks at the Bengal famine of 1943, examining whether it could have been...