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The Food Programme: A Taste of Britain Revisited - Wales

A Taste of Britain Revisited - Wales

31/08/2014

BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme, A Taste of Britain Revisited - Wales

Dan Saladino revisits Derek Cooper's hunt for British regional foods, 40 years on.

Dan Saladino goes to Wales as he revisits Derek Cooper's hunt for British regional foods and traditional ingredients, 40 years on.

In 1974, Derek Cooper set off on a hunt - for BBC Television - around Britain to discover what was left of its regional foods and traditional ingredients. Forty years on, Dan Saladino revisits Wales, and that series, called "A Taste of Britain" - to meet some of those involved, their descendants, and to find out what happened after these foods and skills, some of which at the time were on the wane when they were recorded for the cameras.

Dan goes to Wales to find out how the tradition of fishing for sewin in tiny boats called coracles is faring. When Derek visited the Gower Peninsula, cockles were in short supply and had to be sourced from outside of Wales. Dan visits Swansea market to ask how the cockle trade is doing now and to see if the famous Welsh laverbread is as popular today as it was when the original series was filmed in the mid 70's. At that time, Derek Cooper feared that some of the traditional Welsh foods and skills were about to be lost forever. Dan finds out whether those fears became the reality, as he asks how Welsh identity is expressed through its food.

Producer: Sarah Langan.

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