Hugh has co-produced a list of television documentaries and series on military subjects. He co-presented the BBC2 Bare Necessities survival series.

BARE NECESSITIES

Bare Necessities is the name of the top-rated BBC2 television survival show that started off the whole genre of 'survival reality' shows in 2001. The show ran for two series, and can still be seen on the golden oldies repeat channels. Co-hosted by crew-cut lad's-lad Ed Hall and former commando survival expert Hugh McManners, two teams of three were deposited somewhere dire for a week, to survive, eat nasty food and perform demanding tasks, being judged daily by Hugh for the vital points that decided which team proceeded to the five star hotel holiday, and which remained in self-induced squalor. Read on...