Charlie Bunce has spent his working life in broadcasting producing many award-winning programmes. At BBC Radio 4 he produced Loose Ends, Desert Island Discs, Midweek and Woman’s Hour before moving into television as a Producer on That’s Life! and then Series Producer of Watchdog and Weekend Watchdog. He left the BBC to become Executive Producer of This Morning. He is now Editor of Factual Programmes at talkbackTHAMES and Executive Producer of Grand Designs and Great British Railway Journeys.
Michael Portillo was a Member of Parliament for nearly 20 years and held three ministerial positions in the cabinet. He is now a broadcaster with a regular weekly television show about politics. He has made documentaries on subjects from music to wildlife before embarking on his Great British Railway Journeys.