Take a Hike
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Host
Narrator:
Rhod Gilbert (2021)
Robert Pugh (2023)
Broadcast
Cardiff Productions for BBC Two, 13 September 2021 to present
Synopsis
Each week, five walking enthusiasts take it in turns to lead a hike. They'll be marked by the other walkers, assessing the route, views, the picnic they've provided, and any other attractions they might like to lay on. The prize? £500 voucher for outdoor gear plus a "coveted" golden walking stick.
Five go wandering in Northumbria.
Each half-hour show follows the walkers along their walk: a five-mile wander through rugged country, or along the beach. A gentle pace ensures the group stays together, and can chat amongst themselves.
As the week progresses, we find out a little bit more about each competitor. Who is more interested in looking good than walking sensibly? Who has made their own picnic and who phoned out for fish 'n' chips? Everyone's got their reason for choosing this walk, and this route, and has a moment on BBC2 to explain their choice.
Rhod Gilbert is the narrator, a practiced comedian who knows when to crack a gag and when to let the walkers make their own fun.
Going through Hadrian's Wall.
For casual viewers, the highlight of the show can be the entertainments - one week included a fashion show in the middle of a forest, an impromptu Spice Girls concert on the seafront, and a sheepdog trial with the walkers as sheep and dog.
Each day's walk gets marked out of ten, the highest total score wins the coveted walk of the week.
Inventor
Based on Am Dro!, a Welsh show that had been running (well, walking) since 2020.
Trivia
The first two weeks aired at 6:30pm, with It Takes Two knocking the last week back to 7pm.
