Great American Railway Journeys Bbc

[trt]

I have learnt so much about the UK & America, good & bad watching Michael Portillo's programmes, and the places he travels too, what a job.

But I wish he would stop trying to dance & sing at times :-)

[ladybirder]

Portillo is brilliant at this sort of thing. I'd watch anything if he's presenting it - well almost anything.

[gness]

I'm really taken with these programmes.....he presents them brilliantly....

In fact, if he's ever on Strictly I'll watch that!...☺

[goodgoalie]

Agree Gness and ladybirder, think he does these programmes really well. There's a certain 'oldfashionedness' about them, in that they're straightforward and informative, when so many programmes nowadays are cynical, or tongue-in-cheek, or ' a sideways look at'. I'd love to know how many crew travel with him, though!

[ladybirder]

And he doesn't make it all about him either which too many presenters do nowadays.

[goodgoalie]

Yes, and all the people he talks to are delighted that somebody is taking a genuine interest in their subject, or area of expertise.

[ladybirder]

Yes indeed, and MP comes across as genuinely interested.
BTW gg, love your avatar. Looks like I feel;-)

[goodgoalie]

Ha , thanks ladybirder - shame you can't see that Wullie is (very unusually) wearing a kilt!

[ladybirder]

Hmmm, it is.

[netibiza]

I wish he'd stop wearing hats, he looks a right wally! But I do love this programme!

[dunnitall]

He is brill isn't he, shame sometimes about his sense of colourisation in his clothes, but hey.....it's who he is and good on him.

[gingejbee]

Love the way he swans into hotels for the night carrying only his guidebook...I'd like to know the logistics of the programme...like, who manhandles all the suitcases and how many lackeys travel with him to make the whole series.

[dunnitall]

Ginge... You're like me...warts and all lol

[gingejbee]

...yes, I'd like to see the warts and all...a little behind-the -scenes programme showing how it's all put together.

[trt]

Tonight he is going to do a Prairie Chicken Dance with a student, please Michael, Noooo. :-)

[netibiza]

Try, he didn't!