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Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig

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Sandi Toksvig's joined by some of the nation's most fascinating and funny women to explore the delights of the UK's wildest, most remote and beautifully designed holiday hideaways

Feb 10, 20213 seasons15 episodesEndedEN

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Seasons

Season 1

4 episodes

Premiered Feb 10, 2021

Season 2

6 episodes

Premiered Feb 17, 2022

Season 3

5 episodes

Premiered Jun 7, 2023

Episodes

1–4 of 4

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Ep 1

Episode 1

Feb 10, 2021

The presenter explores the UK's wildest, most remote and beautifully designed holiday homes, accompanied by some of the nation's most fascinating and funny women. From a lighthouse cottage on a private island near the Isle of Skye and a stunning tree house in the Wye Valley, to the only nature reserve in England in which you can stay, every episode visits a different region and promises hidden away places offering glorious sanctuary. In the opening edition, Sandi is joined by legendary actor Alison Steadman to seek out extraordinary escapes in the wilds of Suffolk.

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Ep 2

Episode 2

Feb 17, 2021

The presenter explores the UK's wildest, most remote and beautifully designed holiday homes, accompanied by some of the nation's most fascinating and funny women. This time, Sandi is joined by BAFTA-winning actor and writer Jessica Hynes to explore the ultimate staycations in Jessica's home county of Kent. The pair visit a lovingly restored early 1900s windmill outside the village of Benenden, before travelling to the Isle of Sheppey, where they explore Elmley National Nature Reserve, the only nature reserve in England where you can stay overnight.

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Ep 3

Episode 3

Feb 24, 2021

Sandi's joined by comedian, broadcaster and friend Sindhu Vee for some extraordinary Scottish escapes, from a lighthouse keeper's cottage and a luxury shooting lodge to an elliptical-shaped bolthole

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Ep 4

Episode 4

Mar 3, 2021

Sandi Toksvig and her close friend, foodie Prue Leith, unlock the Cotswolds' ultimate hidden hideaways, from a luxury tree house to a minimalist and striking home of glass and Cotswold stone