In 2009 Applecross was featured in the television programme Monty Halls' Great Escape.
With his background as an ex-Marine Halls was deeply moved when his close friend and best man, Major Jason Ward RM was killed in a helicopter crash on 21 March 2003, the second day of the Iraq War (Operation Telic).
It features the 2 hosts: ex-Royal Marine Monty Halls and archaeologist and medieval weapons expert Stuart Prior choosing a weapon for the current episode's category.
Monty Python | Monty Python's Flying Circus | Monty Python and the Holy Grail | The Full Monty | Monty Alexander | Monty Banks | Monty Hall | Monty Powell | The Full Monty (musical) | Monty Roberts | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | Monty Holmes | Fairfield Halls | Monty Python's Spamalot | Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus | Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | Monty Halls | Monty Woolley | Monty Stratton | Monty Python's Life of Brian | Monty Are I | List of concert halls | Shrek the Halls | Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin | Monty Waterbury Cup | Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album | Monty Brown | Line Monty | Halls, Tennessee | Halls Heeler |
Famous former pupils include the present Astronomer Royal, Sir Martin Rees, now Baron Ludlow, and explorer and TV presenter Monty Halls.
Ambassadors for the charity include Janet Barber, Sir James Barlow, 4th Baronet, Angela Darwin, Sarah Darwin, Julian Fitter, Monty Halls, Randal Keynes, Dorothy Latsis, Godfrey Merlen, Henry Nicholls, Nigel Sitwell, Antje Steinfurth, Jennifer Stone and Ian Swingland.