Following the story of Dick and Angel as they buy an abandoned French chateau and with ingenuity, imagination and sheer hard graft, bring its 45 rooms and 12 acres of land back to life in order to restore it to its former 19th century glory. Like 10,000 Brits who move to France every year, they head off over the Channel. But this is no ordinary move. Escape to the Chateau follows the story of Dick and Angel as they buy an abandoned French chateau and with ingenuity, imagination and sheer hard graft, bring its 45 rooms and 12 acres of land back to life in order to restore it to its former 19th century glory. The scale of the task is enormous, as the chateau itself is surrounded by a moat and can fit nine new build British houses inside its footprint. With only a limited restoration budget, Dick, Angel, and family and friends rebuild the chateau.
Five ex-Special Forces soldiers recreate the SAS's secret selection process and put 30 men through it, in the ultimate test of their physical and psychological resilience. In this programme, five ex-special forces soldiers re-create tasks from the SAS's secret selection process, putting 30 civilian men through the ultimate test of their physical and - more importantly - their psychological resilience.
Exploring the story of one of the great dynasties of the last 100 years, with the help of family insiders, fresh research and unique access to the royal archives at Windsor Castle.
Christopher Timothy and Peter Davison, stars of the classic TV series All Creatures Great and Small, and friends of 40 years, go back to the 1930s to relive the golden age of motoring.