Griff Across the Alps
6 x 60 minutes for Channel 4 UK, ABC Australia, Sphere Abacus (2026)
From Hannibal’s famous elephant crossing in 218 BC, to Napoleon’s Alpine campaigns, pilgrim trails, medieval traders, and WWII Escape Routes, the Alps have played a pivotal role in some of humanity’s greatest historical moments, and influenced the spread and survival of culture for centuries. Starting with the Alp’s western end in France and ending at the stunning Lake Bled, Griff Rhys Jones burrows deep into hidden tunnels, experiences world-famous delicacies, scales death-defying ferrata climbs, and mingles with the people and stories of forgotten villages tucked away off the beaten path.