Michael Portillo
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Michael Portillo embark on an extraordinary voyage of self-discovery, exploring the dramatic mountain range that straddles the border between France and Spain, the Pyrenees. The four-part series is a real adventure for Michael as he walks a stretch of the 270 mile trail through the Pyrenees, from the Bay of Biscay on the Atlantic coast in the West to the shores of the Mediterranean in the East.
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1. A Quest of IdentityNow viewing2022-08-23In the first leg of his quest, Michael explores the Spanish Basque region, an area that has fought to maintain its own independence and unique culture, and which is integral to Michael's own heritage. His Spanish father and Scottish mother met through their shared interest in helping Basque refugee children who had fled to Britain after the bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War.- 2. A Physical Challenge2022-08-30Michael's Pyrenean quest continues with the physical challenge of the French High Pyrenees, which he enters at the Cirque du Gavarnie, a 1,700-metre-high wall of limestone forming a natural amphitheatre. He struggles on across the snowy Plateau de Saugué to meet Marion Clignet, a French Olympic cycling champion who refused to let her epilepsy curtail her career, as well as finding time to reflect on his time as defence secretary, and on the current war in Europe.
- 3. A Spiritual Quest2022-09-06Michael Portillo continues his Pyrenean challenge, this time in the wild beauty of southwest France's Ariege region. He begins by visiting a young couple from Luxembourg who left city life behind to become pig farmers. Climbing higher into the mountainous terrain, he shelters in a mountain cabin with seasoned hiker Patrice Tessiere Dufour. Michael ends his day at an abbey in the company of Benedictine nuns.
- 4. An Emotional Journey2022-09-13For the final leg, Michael is back in the Catalonian Pyrenees for a deeply personal journey. In 1939, his father Luis Gabriel Portillo Perez fled through these mountains as a political refugee from the Spanish Civil War. At the tiny village of La Vajol, where many refugees headed to cross the border into France, Michael meets Margaret, some of whose family escaped through here.
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The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo has 1 season and 4 episodes.
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The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo first aired in 2022.
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The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo is classified as Documentary.