Michael Portillo's Long Weekends
Join Michael Portillo on a long weekend to six of his favourite European cities of Madrid, Prague, Milan, Palermo, Lisbon and Stockholm. Over these weekends, Michael reveals the secrets, sites and people that make these cities tick.
- 2024-2024
- 1 season
- Documentary
Join Michael Portillo on a long weekend to six of his favourite European cities of Madrid, Prague, Milan, Palermo, Lisbon and Stockholm. Over these weekends, Michael reveals the secrets, sites and people that make these cities tick.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2024
Episode 1
Madrid
60 mins
The weekend begins in the city center, the busy Gran Via boulevard, which connects the city's east end, home to Madrid's famous Golden Triangle of art museums and El Retiro Park, with the western side, where the opulent Royal Palace sits.
Episode 2
Prague
60 mins
The stunning 13th century Charles Bridge heading to the British Embassy which he last visited in the 1980s when the city was under constant Soviet surveillance and meetings took place in the Embassy's garden to avoid being spied upon.
Episode 3
Milan
60 mins
A Long Weekend to Italy's capital of fashion, design and industry: the dynamic, northern powerhouse of Milan.
Episode 4
Sicily
Michael spends a packed weekend on the stunning island of Sicily, dining with a Duchess, toasting a Hollywood legend and investigating the island's murderous links to the Mafia.
Episode 5
Lisbon
In the captivating capital, Michael embraces the sea-faring spirit of the great navigators, savours quirky and fiery cuisine and loses himself in melancholic folk music.
Episode 6
Stockholm
Michael spends a midwinter weekend in the Swedish capital, helping prepare the Royal Palace for a state visit, helps a group of ice divers trawling the city's seabed for rubbish and visits Stockholm Cathedral.