Robson Green's Weekend Escapes: Gail Porter


02:25 am - 02:55 am, Saturday, January 31 on BBC Two HD (102)

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About this Broadcast

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Gail Porter
Season 4, Episode 12

Robson heads to the Cairngorms with presenter Gail Porter. The pair mountain bike through the countryside around Loch Malachie and take in the views. They sit patiently to get a glimpse of an osprey in the wild before checking into their glamping site digs. Poetry, fresh air and landscapes dotted with Highland cattle make for a restful weekend


HD subtitles repeat 16x9 sign-language audio-description
Leisure Hobbies Tourism/Travel

Cast & Crew

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Robson Green (Presenter)
Stuart Ramsay (Director)
Gareth Deighan (Executive producer)

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Did You Know..

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Robson Green (Presenter)
Born: December 18, 1964 in Hexham, Northumberland
Best Known For: His role in Soldier Soldier.
Early-life: Born Robson Golightly Green in Hexham, Northumberland, on December 18, 1964, the son of a miner. He has two sisters and a brother. As a child, he harboured ambitions to become a pilot in the RAF and joined the Air Training Corps, but after leaving school, he took a draughtsman's apprenticeship at a shipbuilder's yard instead. However, after appearing in various amateur dramatic productions, he quit his job to take up acting full time.
Career: Robson started out at Newcastle's Live Theatre, and was spotted in BBC production A Night on the Tyne, which led to a regular role in Casualty. He then spent four years in Soldier Soldier, during which he began a successful singing partnership with co-star Jerome Flynn. The pair also starred together in Ain't Misbehavin' in 1997. Other projects include The Student Prince, Touching Evil, Grafters, Northern Lights, Wire in the Blood, Close and True, Being Human and Waterloo Road. A keen fisherman, he has filmed several series of Extreme Fishing with Robson Green, which has taken him across the globe. He also has a production company, Coastal.
Quote: "Always turn up on time, know your lines and get to know the people you work with."
Trivia: He supports Newcastle United FC.
Gail Porter (Guest)
Born: March 23, 1971 in Edinburgh
Best Known For: Being projected nude onto the Houses of Parliament.
Early-life: Born in 1971 in Edinburgh, Gail grew up outside the city and her parents ran a construction company. After leaving school, she spent six years working behind the scenes in TV as a runner and then as a production manager. She became a cult celebrity presenting kids' show Fully Booked in the late 1990s. Her profile was boosted by rising DJ at the time, Chris Moyles.
Career: Porter was snapped up for a string of TV series, including The Movie Chart Show, Top of the Pops, Live & Kicking, Wish You Were Here? and Dead Famous. Other TV appearances included Celebrity Blind Man's Bluff and The Games. However, her personal life soon commanded more attention. Following her marriage to guitarist Dan Hipgrave in 2001, they had a daughter, Honey, and Gail suffered from post-natal depression. The couple split and in 2005 she lost much of her hair to alopecia. In 2006, her condition was documented in the One Life documentary, Gail Porter Laid Bare. Her autobiography, Laid Bare: My Story Of Love, Fame And Survival, was published a year later. She returned to the public eye in August 2015 when she entered the Celebrity Big Brother house.
Quote: On that nude Parliament projection: "I loved the people going mental. I was like, how stupid is everyone? Because it's not that bad."
Trivia: In 2014, she was the guest editor of Fashion Plus magazine.
Stuart Ramsay (Director)
Gareth Deighan (Executive producer)

Before / After

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Winterwatch
01:25 am
Global Eye
02:55 am