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Clarissa Dickson Wright presents a profile of Hannah Glasse, the first domestic goddess. Her celebrated book The Art of Cookery was the best-selling cookery book of the 1700s. Show more
Antonio Carluccio travels to Sicily to discover more about one of the most successful novels ever written in the Italian language, The Leopard, by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. Show more
Bill Buford finds out if French cuisine is still the best in the world. In the Alps he works in a bakery, kills a pig, makes cheese and cooks in a small family restaurant. Show more
The series showing Barbados through its horse racing community looks at how a new breed of small trainer is determined to break into the exclusive Turf Club. Show more
Jess meets Katy, who replaces Melanie in her affections. Her one true friend Elsie is ailing, and local undertaker Cissy Fields takes her in when Mother and flock disown her. Show more
Novelist Beryl Bainbridge, helped by her grandson Charlie, makes a record of her life, convinced she's going to die at the age of 71 like many of her family before her. Show more
The series showing Barbados through its horse racing community looks at how a new breed of small trainer is determined to break into the exclusive Turf Club. Show more
Antonio Carluccio travels to Sicily to discover more about one of the most successful novels ever written in the Italian language, The Leopard, by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. Show more
Novelist Beryl Bainbridge, helped by her grandson Charlie, makes a record of her life, convinced she's going to die at the age of 71 like many of her family before her. Show more
Bill Buford finds out if French cuisine is still the best in the world. In the Alps he works in a bakery, kills a pig, makes cheese and cooks in a small family restaurant. Show more
Antonio Carluccio travels to Sicily to discover more about one of the most successful novels ever written in the Italian language, The Leopard, by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. Show more
