Extraordinary Escapes

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Extraordinary Escapes

Sandi Toksvig and award-winning comedian, Hollywood actor and marathon running dynamo Eddie Izzard take a trip through the Republic of Ireland's most picturesque counties from Clare, Kerry to Cork.

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Season 2
Sandi takes self-confessed city girl and comedian Jenny Eclair on an escape to the glorious Welsh and border counties countryside.
Scotland's Highlands and Islands is the destination this week when Sandi Toksvig escapes with agony aunt, psychotherapist and best-selling author Philippa Perry.
Comedian Sara Pascoe joins her friend Sandi on an adventure in search of extraordinary escapes in the east of Scotland. First stop is a super cool, yet magical escape deep in the forest of Glen Dye.
Sandi takes TV royalty, actress Sue Johnston on some amazing escapes in Cornwall. Their first stop is a magnificently designed modernist beach house in an isolated plot overlooking the dramatic scenery of Praa Sands.
Season 3
Broadcaster and super-brain Sandi Toksvig travels to wild and beautiful Donegal in the Republic of Ireland with sketch comedy queen Doon Mackichan. (Final)
Sandi takes comedian and writer Rosie Jones on an adventure from seaside dunes, to forest glades, spanning the Midlands North Sea coast in the East, to the Welsh Border in the West.
Comedy and acting star, Roisin Conaty joins Sandi for an escape in wild and windy Wales, from the Pembrokeshire Coast in the West to the English Border in the East.
Sandi Toksvig takes the hilarious comedian and broadcaster Judi Love to Cumbria staying in three spectacular architectural one-offs for a spot of walking in the hills and valleys, and boating on the county's famous lakes.
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