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Presented by former Great Britain down-hill skier Graham Bell, Britain’s Best Breaks takes in all that Guernsey has to offer in a half hour travelogue. The team from the extremely popular Sky travel show teamed up with local production company Spike Productions to film around the island earlier in the year.

Britain’s Best Breaks is a dedicated half-hour travel programme which puts the spotlight on UK destinations. Now in its fourth series, the show continues to develop and showcases the very best that Britain has to offer.

Helping viewers to look for short break ideas, exploring new exciting destinations, or rediscovering old favourites is what Britain’s Best Breaks is all about. With guidance from Spike Productions, this Sunday’s programme offers a selection of hotels and guest houses, different types of restaurants, shops and local attractions. The programme aims to be the viewers’ guide in helping them get the very best out of their visit. Spike co-founder and cameraman on the shoot Liam Le Guillou said, "Working on this is great because it is exactly what we set up the company to do. Our aims are to make television programmes and also promote the Channel Islands wherever possible. This was a perfect project and we were able to add value to the Britain’s Best Breaks team because we knew the best places to film from when we were on location."

Liam’s business partner Warren Mauger sees this as recognition of the hard work they have put in to establish themselves as the number one production company in the Channel Islands.  "We are seeing an increasing number of companies looking for this sort of expertise in Guernsey and Jersey. Production companies and broadcasters are looking for specialist crews who know how to make programmes. There are people in the islands who can operate a camera but there is a big difference between the skills needed for programme making than other types of camerawork. We have to jump through a lot of hoops before we get these commissions but the quality of our work always stands up to scrutiny."