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Clarissa Dickson Wright recreates recipes from Britain's oldest known cookbook, The Forme of Cury, a 700-year-old scroll written during the reign of King Richard II. Show more
Andrew Hussey takes a gastronomic tour through French history, from Versailles via the French Revolution and the Michelin guide, through to nouvelle cuisine and ethnic fusion food. Show more
Bill Buford works in the kitchens to investigate whether French food is all it's cracked up to be. In Lyon, he enrols in a cookery school and works for tough chef Matthieu Viannay. Show more
Series looking at Barbados through the island's horse racing community. Three Bajan jockeys endure trials and deprivations for the glory and glamour of success. Show more
Jess, now 16, meets Melanie and falls in love. The pastor, the congregation and Jess's mother suspect, culminating in a devastating denouement in front of the congregation. Show more
Cookery writer Claudia Roden talks to Mark Lawson about her memories of growing up in Cairo in the 1930s, the true origins of pasta, and going kosher for her Book of Jewish Food. Show more
Series looking at Barbados through the island's horse racing community. Three Bajan jockeys endure trials and deprivations for the glory and glamour of success. Show more
Andrew Hussey takes a gastronomic tour through French history, from Versailles via the French Revolution and the Michelin guide, through to nouvelle cuisine and ethnic fusion food. Show more
Cookery writer Claudia Roden talks to Mark Lawson about her memories of growing up in Cairo in the 1930s, the true origins of pasta, and going kosher for her Book of Jewish Food. Show more
Bill Buford works in the kitchens to investigate whether French food is all it's cracked up to be. In Lyon, he enrols in a cookery school and works for tough chef Matthieu Viannay. Show more
Andrew Hussey takes a gastronomic tour through French history, from Versailles via the French Revolution and the Michelin guide, through to nouvelle cuisine and ethnic fusion food. Show more
