the new Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth) and for Sky Arts the long-running series Auction. His latest work is in 3D. For Sky 3D he produced and directed Treasure Houses of Britain with Selina Scott, showcasing Blenheim Palace, Chatsworth, Boughton House, Holkham Hall and Burghley House. In 1990 he joined Marcus Binney, President of Save Britain's Heritage, to save Jersey's Government House from demolition. After a campaign which included a 10,000-strong petition and support from the Queen Mother and the Prince of Wales, the decision was overturned by the States and the house re-furbished. In 1991 he and Marcus Binney and Advocate Christopher Scholefield formed Save Jersey's Heritage to fight for the preservation of the island's built heritage. Among their successful campaigns was the restoration of a row of 18th century cottages in the capital, St Helier. Layzell directed and narrated the series The Art of Architecture for Sky Arts from 2019, working again with Binney, who was architectural consultant. Political career He entered the States of Jersey in 1993 as a deputy for the parish of St Brelade on an environmental manifesto Notre Ile: A Charter for Change. Among his first speeches was an alternative 'green budget' proposed on Budget Day 1994. As vice-president of the Planning & Environment Committee for six years he helped introduce a new planning law and Island Plan. As president of the Jersey Transport Authority he helped draw up the Service Level Agreement governing the operation of the island's principal sea routes and represented the island in negotiations to protect Jersey's so-called 'lifeline' air routes. As president of the Home Affairs Committee he steered updated legislation through the States including a new terrorism law, a revised firearms law (in the wake of the Dunblane killings) and a Police and Criminal Evidence law. In 2002 he failed to be re-elected in St Brelade, losing out to political newcomer Sarah Ferguson by 34 votes. In February 2003 he contested a by-election for Senator (an island-wide mandate) but lost out by 200 votes to Ted Vibert. In 2006 he was one of the founding members of the St Aubin Anti-Reclamation Group which opposes plans to reclaim land from the sea for a car park in his old parish of St Brelade. Aviation He has had a lifelong interest in aviation. In 1972 he wrote (with Michael de la Haye) Sixty Glorious Years: the History of Aviation in Jersey