Get off me Moment BBCs Michael Portillo panics about | UK News

BBC presenter Michael Portillo returned to screens this night for the latest instalment of his new collection, Great Japanese Railway Journeys. This time, he headed to the sacred metropolis of Nara, which is home to some unimaginable World Heritage Sites as properly as virtually 1,500 wild deer in Nara Park, with the four-legged creatures coming up to vacationers and locals alike who enter their territory. During the episode, Michael befriended a resident who used an instrument to summon the Sika deer, and the candy animals soon began flocking in direction of them, leaving the BBC host flustered. The deer clearly knew that the sound of the French horn was linked to their favorite deal with: acorns they might graze on.

Michael said, “Apparently, this is a tradition, playing the horn for the deer. How old a tradition is it?” According to the information, the horn has been blown since 1896.

“The deer are arriving in huge numbers,” Michael famous before he began to fear about just how close they have been getting to him.

The presenter was surrounded by dozens of deer before saying: “These deer are delightfully tame, but every now and again one tramples me, reminding me that they are wild animals.”

“Get off me,” he yelled as the animals surrounded him before he was made to flinch and nervously chortle at the cameras.

Following the ordeal, Michael said: “Nara is the home of several important religious sites dating back over a thousand years, both Shinto and Buddhist. Whilst Shinto is indigenous to Japan, Buddhism was imported, and the two have co-existed for centuries.”

As the episode aired, followers have been distracted by the star’s vibrant wardrobe as he was waering a purple jacket paired with clashing pink trousers.

One individual said on X: “Michael Portillo trousers,” to which another replied: “Oh yes.” Another said: ” I love Michael Portillo and his outrageous wardrobe.”

Great Japanese Railway Journeys will be streamed on BBC iPlayer.