Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig
03:45 am - 04:40 am, Tuesday, May 19 on Channel 4 +1 (15)
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Season 3, Episode 5
Sandi and sketch comedian Doon Mackichan visit Donegal in the Republic of Ireland to see what it has to offer. Their first stop is at Tuath na Mara which boasts access to a secluded sandy cove, perfect for outdoor swimming enthusiast Doon. Sandi shares a personal confession and the pair go for an icy dip in the North Atlantic. Next, the duo stay at the eco-resort Lough Mardal Lodge where they meet miniature cows and share stories of Mongolian princesses. They end their adventure in the countryside just north of Donegal Bay where they stay in Candlewick Cottage in which Doon serenades Sandi with improvised comedy tunes on the piano
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Sandi Toksvig
(Presenter)
Doon Mackichan
(Guest)
Colin Lennox
(Series producer)
Ed St Giles
(Series director)
Steph Harris
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Sandi Toksvig
(Presenter)
Born:
May 03, 1959
in
Copenhagen, Denmark
Best Known For:
Whose Line is it Anyway? and The News Quiz.
Early-life:
Sandra Birgitte Toksvig was born in Copenhagen on May 3, 1958. Due to her father's job as a foreign correspondent for a Danish TV station, she grew up in Europe, Africa and the US. She studied anthropology, archaeology and law at Cambridge, and hoped to become a human rights lawyer. She won several prizes for academic achievements, and also appeared with the famous Footlights entertainment group. Sandi took a year off her studies to work as a lighting technician at a London theatre - and never looked back.
Career:
Toksvig went on to work at Nottingham Playhouse and for the New Shakespeare Company before landing a job as a writer and performer on children's show No 73 in 1982. She then moved onto the comedy circuit and began to gain a wider following thanks to regular appearances on Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, hosting the station's News Quiz, and Channel 4's Whose Line is it Anyway? She became a Call My Bluff team captain in 1997, and began presenting a revival of Fifteen-to-One in 2014. In 2015, she left her job as the presenter of The News Quiz to help set up the Women's Equality Party.
Quote:
On the intellectuals she met while a Cambridge student: 'They could split the atom, but not wire a plug.'
Trivia:
Toksvig was awarded an OBE in 2014. She has written several novels.
Doon Mackichan
(Guest)
Best Known For:
Smack the Pony.
Early-life:
Born Sarah-Doon Mackichan in London in August 1962. She went on to study at Manchester University's Department of Drama. She made her TV debut in the 1986 sketch comedy Five Alive.
Career:
Specialising in comedy roles, Mackichan has appeared in Brass Eye, Knowing Me, Knowing You… with Alan Partridge, The Comic Strip Presents…, and Nathan Barley. She is best known for starring in Channel 4 sketch series Smack the Pony alongside Fiona Allen and Sally Phillips. On the stage, she has appeared in Joe Orton's farce Loot, Boeing Boeing, and Jumpy. She has also featured in a number of shows on Radio 4, including Doon Your Way, and The Nick Revell Show. More recently, she has starred in Plebs, Toast of London, and Psychobitches.
Quote:
'I don't have a fear of appearing ugly or stupid if it serves the piece.'
Trivia:
In 2003, Mackichan came fourth in the charity singing contest Comic Relief Does Fame Academy.
Colin Lennox
(Series producer)
Ed St Giles
(Series director)
Steph Harris
(Executive producer)
