Coming to 5, the three-part travelogue The Grand Tour with Tom Read Wilson follows the TV personality as he sets out on a grand tour of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, when it was fashionable for wealthy British families to send their children on a tour of Europe designed as a cultural coming of age.
The synopsis continues: "Throughout his Grand Tour, Tom will be educated in the finest of dining skills and etiquette, his teacher, a Parisian Countess with familial links to Marie Antoinette.
"En route from Paris to Rome, he will navigate the treacherous Alpine crossings, before arriving in Venice and donning a bejewelled mask for the world famous Carnevale di Venezia, an unmissable event for the Grand Tourists – and a way for the aristocratic classes to indulge in hedonistic pleasure – before straightening his collar and heading to the art galleries of Florence, and the architectural wonders of Rome."
While trio Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May's series involved extensive travel likening to a grand tour, it wasn't necessarily always the journey of art and culture that Tom Read Wilson will set out on.
On filming this series, Wilson said: "The route of the Grand Tour is dotted with enchantments of every kind: romantic, artistic, environmental, and culinary!
Meanwhile, Kit Morey, commissioning editor, unscripted, 5, added: "We are delighted to bring The Grand Tour with Tom Read Wilson to our 5 audience.
The Grand Tour with Tom Read Wilson is coming to 5 soon.
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