In 2009 Applecross was featured in the television programme Monty Halls' Great Escape.
Great Britain | Great Depression | Alexander the Great | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Kingdom of Great Britain | Great Western Railway | Monty Python | Great Yarmouth | Peter the Great | Great Lakes | Frederick the Great | The Great Gatsby | Great Fire of London | George II of Great Britain | Catherine the Great | Great Central Railway | Great Plains | Great Barrier Reef | Parliament of Great Britain | Alfred the Great | Great Falls, Montana | Great Eastern Railway | Great Expectations | Anne, Queen of Great Britain | Monty Python's Flying Circus | Great Wall of China | Great Britain national rugby league team | Order of St. Gregory the Great | Great Purge | Great Basin |
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.
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.