Portillo's State Secrets
Portillo's State Secrets is a TV show on BBC2. The program has been available since 2023. A total of 10 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in August 2023.
Last broadcast:25/08/2023 at 16:00
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Portillo's State Secrets
Michael Portillo unearths documents from the National Archives. He discovers the secret memos behind the SAS's most daring raid.
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Michael Portillo unearths documents from the National Archives. He investigates how Mary Whitehouse defended God in a court of law.
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Michael Portillo unearths documents from the National Archives. He discovers the state's strategy on Scientology and explores how bull running was banned in Britain.
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Michael Portillo unearths documents from the National Archives. He discovers the Queen's secret speech announcing the beginning of World War Three.
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Michael Portillo unearths documents from the National Archives. He investigates how a double agent's escape at the height of the Cold War was a comedy of errors.
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Michael Portillo unearths documents from the National Archives revealing why Britain didn't boycott Hitler's Olympics and a royal proclamation to ban football.
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Michael Portillo unearths documents from the National Archives revealing the original letter that gave birth to Jack the Ripper and the secret UFO files kept by the MoD.
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Michael Portillo unearths documents from the National Archives revealing the secret war on the Rolling Stones and how Special Branch spied on a future king.
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Michael Portillo unearths documents from the National Archives revealing Hitler's hidden medical files and the details of Henry VIII's incredible shopping list.
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Michael Portillo unearths documents from the National Archives revealing the secret files of Britain's last hangman and the letters sent to Sherlock Holmes.