| Michael Portillo - live across the south and west - autumn 2026 and spring 2027 Posted by grahame at 16:31, 7th August 2026 |     |
https://www.fane.co.uk/michael-portillo
Secretary of State. Traveller. TV superstar. The inimitable Michael Portillo joins us live on stage to share funny, insightful, and poignant stories from his extraordinarily rich and varied life.
The son of a refugee who rose to become one of Britain’s leading politicians and best loved broadcasters, Michael Portillo’s life has been a game of two halves. As a statesman he served under Margaret Thatcher, ran for the leadership of the Conservative Party, and lost his seat in one of the most famous moments in British political history, only to become one of the nation’s favourite broadcasters, sparring with Diane Abbott and Andrew Neil and enthralling millions of us with his travels on the world’s greatest railways.
The son of a refugee who rose to become one of Britain’s leading politicians and best loved broadcasters, Michael Portillo’s life has been a game of two halves. As a statesman he served under Margaret Thatcher, ran for the leadership of the Conservative Party, and lost his seat in one of the most famous moments in British political history, only to become one of the nation’s favourite broadcasters, sparring with Diane Abbott and Andrew Neil and enthralling millions of us with his travels on the world’s greatest railways.
First in the west (well, almost!) - Oxford, 29th October 2026. to Fareham, 16th March 2027. Via Truro, Malvern and Salisbury.
| Re: Michael Portillo - live across the south and west - autumn 2026 and spring 2027 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 17:49, 7th August 2026 | |
Fair enough - provided he doesn't refer to my local railway station as 'Nailsea & Blackwell', as he did in a previous series.
CfN.
| Re: Michael Portillo - live across the south and west - autumn 2026 and spring 2027 Posted by Ralph Ayres at 18:23, 7th August 2026 | |
Cor, quite pricey! There must be some impressive special effects or an orchestra playing while he talks...
| Re: Michael Portillo - live across the south and west - autumn 2026 and spring 2027 Posted by Bob_Blakey at 08:18, 8th August 2026 | |
.....First in the west (well, almost!) - Oxford, 29th October 2026. to Fareham, 16th March 2027. Via Truro, Malvern and Salisbury.
And at the University of Exeter Great Hall on Thursday 12th November for which SWTSMBO and I booked tickets some time ago. Very much looking forward to this. On the booking site it looks like around 65% of tickets have been sold with plenty remaining at £40 & £45.
| Re: Michael Portillo - live across the south and west - autumn 2026 and spring 2027 Posted by chipbury at 15:19, 8th August 2026 | |
We saw him at the Wiltshire Music Centre in Bradford on Avon a few years ago, it was very interesting.
