‘The English language is spoken all over the globe,’ booms Michael Portillo, skilfully swerving the reasons
The cuddly Conservative booms for Britain as he travels the UK meeting ordinary people for the first time
The cuddly Conservative booms for Britain as he travels the UK meeting ordinary people for the first time
Television: A quasi-official ambassador for the British perspective, Michael Portillo brings viewers on a fun dash through the archives
The former Conservative politician and historian on his new documentary about the Irish Civil War
London Letter: A cost-of-living crisis is looming and Sunak is ignoring the warnings
Partition, 1921 TV review: The politician-turned-railway guru has reached the end of the line
Policy in creating partition was intended to placate unionism, finds ex-British minister
Hawks & Doves, Michael Portillo’s Irish history lesson, crackles with melodrama
Documentary by former UK minister examines War of Independence from Britain’s point of view
The response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy represents a far more serious challenge to the party than the election result
Theresa May says maintaining Common Travel Area is a priority in keynote speech
TV review: ‘Road to Rio’, ‘Great American Railroad Journeys’, ‘How to Win the US Presidency’
Michael Portillo is chasing his Brit-centric idea of the US, while Cal Saville’s plan for taking the Oval Office is all slogan and no substance
Presence at commemoration would have earned unionists island-wide and international kudos with no electoral cost
Mallorca in Michael Portillo’s tracks
Events were dignified, inclusive and reflected the complexity of the Easter Rising
Television MD Glen Killane says there is ‘huge appetite’ for more historical drama
Review: ‘A Terrible Beauty’, ‘Inside the GPO’, ‘Baring Arms’, ‘Inside Obama’s White House’, ‘Daredevil’
Documentary to be made for RTÉ to tell story of 1916 rebellion from British perspective
Ray D’Arcy, Rachel Allen, Bob Geldof and new army recruits destined for RTÉ One
A small number of voters will decide the election but what about everyone else?
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices