About this season
Tom travels from from Paris to Rome, to live out the aristocrat Grand Tours of Europe.
Episodes (3)
1. Paris
Aired 2 January 2026 • 43 min
Beginning in Paris, Tom is introduced to the refined world of aristocratic etiquette, before visiting some of the city's most culturally significant sights, including Notre-Dame and the Gardens of Versailles.
2. Lake Como and Venice
Aired 9 January 2026 • 44 min
Tom enjoys Lake Como's serenity, rides a vintage water taxi to the breathtaking Villa Balbianello, learns about British royal scandals, and then takes a hot air balloon to Venice to join the carnival.
3. Florence and Rome
Aired 16 January 2026 • 44 min
Tom tours Florence - viewing Michelangelo's David and Botticelli's The Birth of Venus - before visiting Rome where he commissions a portrait and joins street musicians to serenade passing lovers.