5 shows that will trick you into forgetting it's winter

While winter may be on its way out, it'll be a while before we're back to temperatures reasonably described as 'reasonable'. And short of heading north to chase the sun, options for bringing that summer feeling into your day are somewhat limited. Luckily, Stan has the solution.

So, instead of spending a fortune on flights, bring the sunshine to you with these mood-boosting shows. You'll almost feel your Vitamin D recharging.

Ex on the Beach

Sun, sea, sand and other people's awkward moments. What more do you need to bring on that warm, fuzzy feeling? Ex on the Beach, the cult hit from the UK, sees beautiful people plonked together for a steamy summer holiday, before being joined by [record scratch] THEIR EX PARTNERS?! Of course, awkwardness ensues. This one is hot, hot, hot.

Angie Tribeca

What's hotter than an LA summer? This hilarious show, starring The Office's Rashida Jones as the eponymous detective. Produced by Jones' former co-star Steve Carell and satirising police procedurals like the CSI series, Stan's exclusive Angie Tribeca will warm you from your follicles to your funny bone. And beyond the plot and the gags, there is a Friends-esque number of cameo appearances to look out for.

Hamish & Andy's Caravan of Courage: Australia and New Zealand

Hamish and Andy go together like sunscreen and a cold margarita, and their road-tripping adventures allow us to holiday vicariously through them. In this Caravan of Courage  instalment, they raise the heat with a stint as clowns at Queenstown's Cooktown Rodeo, among other -- dare we say less savoury? -- activities. They do it so we don't have to.

Planet Earth II

A wholly different type of exploration awaits viewers of the critically-acclaimed Planet Earth II. With Sir David Attenborough's warming tones over the top of genre-leading camera work, this show is an audio-visual blast of feel-good chemicals -- no sun hat needed. Taking in locations like the Galapagos Islands, Madagascar and Brazil, at the very least it provides plenty of summer exploration inspo.

Tantastic: 50 Shades of Orange

Do not adjust your set -- that shade of orange is what you are supposed to be seeing. Following some of the Brits unashamedly addicted to getting tanned, whatever it takes, Tantastic: 50 Shades of Orange exposes the routines that go from disturbing to dangerous. It's a reminder before the summer season is here to slip, slop, slap.