Plump up your pouf and unplug that phone, this autumn you won’t want to be disturbed. Channel 4 has put together a mouth-watering buffet of foodie programmes guaranteed to wear down your armchair.
Come Dine With Me
Cult show Come Dine With Me is back for a brand new series starting in September as more competitive amateur cooks attempt to outdo each other in the kitchen.
The Big Food Fight
But they’re not the only ones feeling the competitive heat: The Big Food Fight, launching in September, is a brand new food quiz with a generous seasoning of both the culinary and the comedic, hosted by comedienne Sue Perkins. Each week resident captain and gastronomic guru, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, is forced to defend his cooking credentials as he’s challenged by a different guest captain – a famous food personality – to establish who knows the most about all things edible.
River Cottage
Hugh’s swapping his quiz cards for the farmyard as he returns with a new series of River Cottage. Revelling in all that is coming good in the garden, Hugh will be drawing warmth from his chillies, comfort from his pumpkins and pleasure from his potatoes. He’ll also be keeping us up to speed with the triumphs of his Landshare scheme.
The F Word
It’s time to get sweary as Gordon Ramsay returns for a new series of the F Word. And this time Gordon’s on the hunt for The F Word’s Best Local Restaurant. With the help of nominations from the great British public, Gordon will be looking for the highest quality food at affordable prices, celebrating the very best of Britain’s independent local restaurants. Restaurateurs will be challenged to cook with Gordon in The F Word restaurant for 50 paying diners, and he’ll whittle them down until there are just two finalists battling it out in the series finale.
River Cottage Food Heroes
Gordon’s not the only one celebrating great British grub. Hugh will be blowing Britain’s trumpet in his brand new show, River Cottage Food Heroes. Whether it’s producing honey on a Hackney roof top, or creating a vineyard on a tenement block, there are examples of extraordinary culinary ingenuity all across the nation – and Hugh’s gonna find them.
Put your feet up and get comfy, next season is all about staying in.
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This isn’t really what you want… but I can’t find anywhere that might be more appropriate… so here goes:
About 15 to 20 years ago, a television company filmed an Elizabethan Banquet at The Old Palace at Hatfield House, Hertfordshire. This was one of the many filming stops that was made over the UK.
I cannot remember the name of the program, the presenter, or anything… to be honest, not even the TV company. However it was the type of program that Channel 4 would show… and well ahead of its time as current trends illustrate.
I was working there at the time and would very much like to see the program, or even have a copy for my family.
Please can you help me… or email me some contacts who might?
Thanking you so much in advance.
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