UKTV and BBC Select have commissioned new series, World’s Most Amazing Walks with Robson Green (8 x60’), for factual channel U&Yesterday and free streaming service, U, produced by BBC Studios Specialist Factual Productions.
The eight-part series will see actor and keen rambler Robson Green embark on a series of adventures along some of the world’s most scenic trails.
Exploring treks across coasts, valleys, mountains and rivers, each episode will see Robson challenged to a single, iconic walk, sharing his passion for walking and unlocking stories as he encounters locals, other walkers, historians, wildlife experts or geologists along the way. From the sheer, rocky valleys of Poland’s Eagle’s Nest Trail, over the ancient, well-trodden pilgrim route of the Santiago di Compostela in Spain, to the coves of England’s Jurassic Coast.
World’s Most Amazing Walks with Robson Green has been commissioned for UKTV by Head of Factual and Factual Entertainment Commissioning, Helen Nightingale, and for BBC Select by BBC Studios’s Senior Vice President of Content Creation and Acquisition, Cassian Harrison, and ordered for U&Yesterday by Director of Programming, Factual & Factual Entertainment, Adam Collings and Director of Commissioning, Hilary Rosen. Executive Producer for BBC Studios is Jack Rampling.
World’s Most Amazing Walks with Robson Green is filming now and will air in the UK on U&Yesterday and free streaming service U later this year, joining a slate of original programming including Canal Boat Diaries, Masters of Reinvention, Classic Car Kings, Secrets of the London Underground, Bangers & Cash and Dream Car Fixers.
Helen Nightingale, Head of Factual and Factual Entertainment Commissioning, UKTV, said: “With his love of the outdoors and nature, and passion for walking, Robson is the perfect guide to take viewers along these iconic trails through incredible landscapes. We’re so thrilled to be working with Robson and the brilliant team at BBC Studios Specialist Factual, alongside BBC Select, on this stunning new series.”
Cassian Harrison, Senior Vice President of Content Creation and Acquisition, BBC Studios, said: “The BBC’s international audiences consistently look to us for fresh and insightful views of our world and its stories, and this thrilling series with Robson Green will be a brilliant addition to BBC Select’s highly successful documentary catalogue.”
Adam Collings, Director of Programming, Factual & Factual Entertainment, UKTV, added: “From the success of series such as Canal Boat Diaries, we know that U&YESTERDAY viewers love escaping on an outdoor adventure, and we’re delighted to welcome Robson to the growing roster of beloved stars who are bringing their passions to U.”
Jack Rampling, Executive Producer, BBC Studios Specialist Factual Productions, said: “Walking remains one of the most popular pastimes in the UK and worldwide. We’re so excited to be working with Robson, U&Yesterday and BBC Select to celebrate the joy of the hike over eight breathtaking episodes.”
Robson Green said, “We are shaped by the landscapes around us, and each episode of this series will be a journey of discovery that winds its way through time, culture and nature! I can’t wait to get to know these stunning parts of the world with the soles of my feet.”
Pippa Considine
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