Robson Green's Weekend Escapes
Robson Green's Weekend Escapes is a documentary on BBC2. Relax, reset and recharge. Robson takes the roads less travelled across his favourite parts of the UK. With famous friends, he finds wellbeing and adventure in wonderful places. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 60 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in February 2026.
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Robson Green's Weekend Escapes
Robson and his uncle Matheson discover Hepple Estate in Northumberland and learn how to paint with pheasant feathers. They track wildlife before attempting to learn some circus skills.
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Robson joins Carol Smillie in the Scottish Highlands for a day of outdoor adventures. At Loch Earne, they try a traditional boat known as a coracle and then make Iron Age-style clay pots.
Series 1
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45:00Comedian Lost Voice Guy - also known as Lee Ridley - joins Robson in County Durham to explore the benefits of the great outdoors and go for a stroll down memory lane.
40:00Footballer Jill Scott joins Robson on a great outdoor adventure in North Yorkshire where they attempt paddleboard yoga and visit a walled garden.
Series 4
Robson invites fellow Grantchester actor Rishi Nair to visit Northumberland. They head to Kielder Forest to learn about foraging, overnight in a yurt and explore the local bat population.
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45:00Robson and actor Mark Benton go on a humour-filled quest to find ways to relax while exploring the North Yorkshire coast.
40:00Former footballer Les Ferdinand is coerced into the North Sea in a wetsuit as he joins Robson Green on a short break in Northumberland packed with memories and laughter.
Series 4
Robson’s in the Cairngorms, joined by Gail Porter. They cycle around Loch Malachie before trying to get a glimpse of ospreys in the wild. Poetry, fresh air and landscapes make for a restful weekend.
Robson takes football pundit Chris Kamara on a trip to North York Moors National Park. They take high tea on a steam train, overnight in a glamping pod and hunt for fossils.
Robson, his brother David and his uncle Matheson head to the Scottish Highlands to take a pack horse camping trip. They learn to make a cup from wood and find a scenic fishing spot.
Robson takes fellow actor Jo Joyner horse riding in the shadow of the Cheviots as he introduces her to Northumberland.
Robson joins up with Sheli McCoy, aka Gladiator Sabre, to explore Fife. They take a paddleboard tour of the coast, stay on a farm overnight and make a boat trip to the Isle of May.
Actor Mark Benton joins Robson on a Scottish road trip to East Lothian. Robson introduces Mark to bird watching, cookery and highland games. The pair stay in a double-decker bus.
England football hero Steph Houghton joins Robson in Teesdale. He takes the former Lioness tree climbing and canoeing, and they learn how to light a fire with sticks.
Robson and brother David head to a farm near Hexham for a lesson in jam making. They try making a terrarium and take a trip to the beach to build a huge sandcastle.
Robson joins singer KT Tunstall in her home territory of Fife as they explore the beaches of her childhood near St Andrews, followed by a sea shanty workshop and jewellery making.
Robson is joined by his footballing hero, Alan Shearer. The pair go mackerel fishing off the Northumberland coast, spot dolphins in the wild and go flying in vintage aircraft.
Robson is joined by Invictus Games gold medal winner JJ Chalmers in and around the Scottish town of Pitlochry. The pair zipwire across the River Garry and enjoy a husky ride.
The Rev Richard Coles joins Robson to explore the Northumberland coast. They take a Canadian canoe trip along the River Coquet, visit a hermitage and make the crossing to Lindisfarne.
Series 3
Celebrity chef Chris Baber comes home to Hexham to join Robson on an outdoor adventure. The pair sign up for a sailing lesson on Kielder Reservoir and shop for ingredients.