Michael Portillo Railway Journeys - his jackets?

[hidetheelephants]

Hugo Stiglitz said:

I can't find it on iplayer!

Seems to be there for me; series 15 of Great British Railway Journeys?

[Hugo Stiglitz]

Ah on it. It seems typing train or Portillo didn't work for me. Cheers

[pingu393]

Something that I've not read here is how EXCELLENT his piece to camera is.

A train is approaching from behind. He starts his piece to camera about the place he is just leaving. The train has already rolled into the station. He finishes the piece and turns to get on the train as if it's the most natural thing to do. He closes the door, leans out to say goodbye and the train rolls out of the station.

Unless you've attempted to do a timed piece to camera, you really have no idea how difficult those thirty seconds are to get right and look natural.

He really is an absolute natural.

...and I love his jackets

[abzmike]

MP’s timing is good… but nothing can surpass James Burke - https://youtu.be/_jQ5JjvDtKA?si=loHXamaYNsx6fbrm

[pingu393]

abzmike said:

MP’s timing is good… but nothing can surpass James Burke - https://youtu.be/_jQ5JjvDtKA?si=loHXamaYNsx6fbrm

Cut...take two

[hidetheelephants]

The trousers and jackets are as loud as ever, but he seems to have been mugged by a gang of hairdressers.

[snuffy]

His new brown overcoat and hat do him no favours.

[miniman]

Don’t forget Easter’s only a week away.

[greygoose]

snuffy said:

His new brown overcoat and hat do him no favours.

It did look like a flasher mac.

[AlexRS2782]

Once this week of regular journeys has finished, the next 4 weeks will be a new series of Coastal Railway Journeys.

[Mr Penguin]

We are watching Great Australian Railway Journeys this week. I've never seen it on TV but IMO is the best one.

[Hugo Stiglitz]

GR Jones series?

[Randy Winkman]

AlexRS2782 said:

Once this week of regular journeys has finished, the next 4 weeks will be a new series of Coastal Railway Journeys.

Where he must, must finally go to the Isle of Sheppey on the north Kent coast. After 14 years I'm sure he will be going there. He definitely wont be going to Cornwall or all of the other places we see on TV over and over again. I'm sure of it.

[Roofless Toothless]

snuffy said:

His new brown overcoat and hat do him no favours.

He looks like he is just going out to feed the pigs.

[snuffy]

Roofless Toothless said:

snuffy said:

His new brown overcoat and hat do him no favours.

He looks like he is just going out to feed the pigs.

The weather must have warmed up for his Northern leg as thankfully he's not worn it so far this week.

[hidetheelephants]

snuffy said:

Roofless Toothless said:

snuffy said:

His new brown overcoat and hat do him no favours.

He looks like he is just going out to feed the pigs.

The weather must have warmed up for his Northern leg as thankfully he's not worn it so far this week.

I'm rewatching the previous series; he wore a similar overcoat, but in a remarkably vivid orange colour, which was doubly incongruous as he was visiting a wetland reserve by the Severn and he stood out like a boil on the nose.

[Randy Winkman]

Randy Winkman said:

Where he must, must finally go to the Isle of Sheppey on the north Kent coast. After 14 years I'm sure he will be going there. He definitely wont be going to Cornwall or all of the other places we see on TV over and over again. I'm sure of it.

My cynicism was unfounded - he's going around the Kent coast this week including Sheppey. Friday I think. Let's hope it's more than a whistle-stop.