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Who Ate All The Pies?: Stargazey Pie

Stargazey Pie

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Travelling the country to find his perfect pie, poet Ian McMillan arrives in Cornwall.

Ian McMillan visits Cornwall’s Mousehole to celebrate Tom Bawcock’s Eve with songs - and a traditional fish head pie. From 2004.

Every 23rd  December, the village of Mousehole in Cornwall celebrates Tom Bawcock's Eve at the local pub with stargazey pie

It's so-called because the heads of pilchards poke through the crust!    

Producer: Julian May

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2004.

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