Dick Strawbridge

Documentary following Dick Strawbridge and Alice Roberts as they explore the British landscapes that inspired children's author Arthur Ransome to write Swallows and Amazons.

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

It's Not Easy Being Green is a television series on BBC Two starring Dick Strawbridge and focusing on how to live an environmentally friendly, low impact life. To date there have been three series. Series one followed former Lieutenant-Colonel Dick Strawbridge, his wife Brigit, son James, and daughter Charlotte as they moved into Newhouse Farm, a 400-year-old listed building in Cornwall, England from Malvern, Worcestershire. The series documented the family's attempts to convert the building and garden into a comfortable yet entirely ecologically friendly place to live. The show was perhaps unique in that the family did not want great sacrifices in achieving their goal, and Dick Strawbridge said "I don't want to wear a hemp shirt and hairy knickers, I want a 21st-century lifestyle with a coffee machine". In the first series they received advice from permaculture expert Patrick Whitefield and green auditor Donnachadh McCarthy. They were also helped by friends Jim Milner and Anda Phillips as well as at points a small army of friends and relatives. A book entitled ‘It's Not Easy Being Green: One Family's Journey Towards Eco-Friendly Living’ ISBN 0-563-49346-1 by Dick Strawbridge was released to accompany the series and is still available to buy.

Scrapheap Challenge is an engineering game show produced by RDF Media and broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. In the show, teams of contestants had 10 hours in which to build a working machine that could do a specific task, using materials available in a scrapheap. The format was exported to the United States, where it was known as Junkyard Wars. The US show was also produced by RDF Media, and was originally shown on The Learning Channel. Repeats have aired on another Discovery network, the Science Channel.

The series features Dick Strawbridge and Jem Stansfield – two eco-engineers who use ingenuity, resourcefulness and humour to confront ecological challenges head on. Travelling around the U.K. and Europe to help people lower their energy consumption with the environmentally-friendly technology of the future.

Chef and restaurateur John Torode and food writer and ingredients expert Gregg Wallace search for the country's top celebrity chef.

The Big Idea is a gameshow that aired on Sky One in 2006. Hosted by Richard Bacon, the show aimed to find the country's best new business idea, with the public voting for the winner who would receive £100,000 to invest in their concept. Regional heats took place in Manchester and London, then in every episode three mentors introduced two of the products they backed from the regionals. Scrapheap Challenge's Dick Strawbridge would then apply some quirky product testing.

Trainspotting Live will bring three nights of spotting, joy and excitement to BBC Four as Peter Snow, mathematician Dr Hannah Fry and engineer Dick Strawbridge along with a team of rail train enthusiasts revel in the tantalising intricacies, trade secrets and true pleasures of trainspotting... live!

Dick Strawbridge, ingénieur, et Will Hardie, artisan, visitent huit cabanes absolument uniques d'un hôtel éphémère au Pays de Galles puis construisent la neuvième.

Après avoir accompli leur rêve et rénové leur château dans l’ouest de la France, Dick Strawbridge et Angel Adoree se lancent dans une nouvelle aventure pour permettre à d’autres familles britanniques de suivre leurs traces et d’emménager dans des demeures jusqu’alors inhabitables. Le couple va parcourir la France et aider chaque foyer à la rénovation de magnifiques châteaux en partageant ses idées déco, conseils d’aménagement ou techniques de bricolage pour redonner vie aux bâtisses négligées. Alors, réussiront-ils à relever les défis et aller jusqu’au bout des projets les plus ambitieux ?

Est-il possible de transformer une ruine en un château de rêve digne d'un conte de fées ? C'est le pari que se sont lancé Dick Strawbridge et Angel Adoree en s'installant avec leurs enfants à Martigné-sur-Mayenne, dans l'ouest de la France, pour acheter et rénover le château de la Motte-Husson.Avec ses 45 pièces, ses douves et son terrain de plusieurs hectares, la bâtisse qui date du XIXe siècle offre au couple de belles perspectives, mais le chantier est colossal et tout est à refaire pour pouvoir y habiter.Entre les rénovations, la reconstruction, l'ameublement et la décoration, réussiront-ils à respecter leurs objectifs et terminer à temps pour organiser le mariage de leurs rêves ?

A look at endangered species in the regions around the UK

From scrumptious food and vintage finds to ancient traditions and unusual crafts, Dick and Angel Strawbridge venture beyond their chateau gates to explore France's hidden gems.

Talented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutes

Dick and Angel Strawbridge help families across the UK tackle their design and DIY dilemmas. With millions of families stuck indoors, the significance of being able to truly feel at home in the places where we live has never felt stronger.