Great Escapes with Isy Suttie and Dan Skinner

Isy Suttie, Dan Skinner

greatescapes@thinkpublishing.co.uk

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Booking Overview

A travelogue-comedy that blends quirky UK destinations, regional food, and local characters with plenty of humor and “unexpected detours.” It’s built around thematic specials where credible storytellers and local experts help bring places and traditions to life.

Metrics

Episodes: 9

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.1/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: United Kingdom

Contact Information

greatescapes@thinkpublishing.co.uk

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Host

Isy Suttie - Co-host of Great Escapes, exploring UK towns and cities for fascinating stories, delicious food, and quirky destinations, with an emphasis on meeting locals and trying activities (e.g., wild swimmi...

Dan Skinner - Co-host of Great Escapes, an adventure-focused travelogue-comedy following fascinating stories, local characters, and regional delights around the UK (including activities like wild swimming and Co...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Mix of recognized authors/industry figures (e.g., widely known storytellers), subject-matter specialists (e.g., mythologists), and culturally rooted local practitioners (e.g., musicians), plus occasional public-facing performers or presenters (e.g., children’s TV presenters).
Required Achievements:  
published works or books, public-facing media credentials, recognized expertise in a cultural tradition or subject (e.g., mythology), regional cultural leadership/teaching through music or local performance

Recent Guest Discussions

Naomi Wilkinson - Reading A Children’s Story (the Giants Of Avon Gorge) As Part Of The Trackanory Series

Will Keating - Traditional Cornish Song And How Music Carries Stories Through Generations

Michael Morpurgo - The Power Of Storytelling And Why Certain Legends Endure

Graham Loveluck-Edwards - Myths And How They Become Woven Into The Places People Travel Through

Dan Skinner

Recent Topics

Travel, Comedy, Food, Folklore, Local History

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Great Escapes with Isy Suttie and Dan Skinner
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BONUS EPISODE: Trackanory brings myths and legends to life

May 18, 2026

Following our Line To Legend Special, our friends at Great Western Railway have released a new Trackanory series which brings myths and legends to life. Sit down, relax and enjoy as kid's TV presenter Naomi Wilkinson reads The Giants of Avon Gorge, the story of how two brothers accidentally carve the spectacular Avon Gorge while competing for the heart of a giantess. If you like it check out the other episodes in the Trackanory series: youtube.com/watch?v=-ZvQDicHbfo&t=11syoutub...

The Line to Legend Land Special

April 01, 2026

Some stories belong to the past. Others are tied to places, waiting to be discovered. In this special episode of Great Escapes, Isy Suttie and Dan Skinner set off on a journey through myth, memory and the landscapes that have inspired some of Britain’s most enduring legends. They begin with GWR’s The Line to Legend Land book, joined by mythologist Graham Loveluck-Edwards, exploring what myths really are, why they persist, and how they become woven into the places we travel through. From there...

Christmas Special: Meeting Santa & Life in Panto

December 16, 2025

Christmas is on the horizon, and this week Great Escapes heads to Cheltenham to meet the people who make the season feel magical. In this special Christmas episode, Isy Suttie and Dan Skinner explore Cheltenham at its most festive, from glowing Regency streets to countryside grottoes and backstage theatre bustle. Just outside town at Cotswold Farm Park, Dan meets a real-life Santa Claus – and when we say real, we mean it. Their conversation dives deep into the details of the role: how elves o...

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