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Hairy Bikers' Best of British

Series 1 (Extended Versions)

Episode 1: Down the Local

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland

The bikers continue their culinary journey, celebrating British food. They explore the history behind the boom in pub food, recreating mouthwatering dishes. Show more

Hairy Bikers' Best of British

Series 1 (Extended Versions)

Episode 2: Great British Veg

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

The bikers look at how Britain's skill for growing veg has inspired amazing dishes. They explore the history of the Vegetarian Society, now in the mainstream. Show more

Hairy Bikers' Best of British

Series 1 (Extended Versions)

Episode 6: Wild Food

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

The motorcycle duo celebrate British food, creating mouthwatering dishes with the best free produce hunted and foraged from the land and coast of Britain. Show more

Hairy Bikers' Best of British

Series 1 (Extended Versions)

Episode 7: Celebration Food

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

The Hairy Bikers celebrate British food. They look at food festivals and the family occasions in the calendar that allow the public to indulge and put on a spread. Show more

Hairy Bikers' Best of British

Series 1 (Extended Versions)

Episode 5: Puddings and Pies

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

The Bikers go on a culinary journey celebrating British food. The duo create classic puddings and pies as they explore the history behind Britain's favourites. Show more

Hairy Bikers' Best of British

Series 1 (Extended Versions)

Episode 3: Water Water Everywhere

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

The Bikers go on a culinary journey celebrating British food. They explore the food available in British waters and try their hand at fly-fishing for trout. Show more

Hairy Bikers' Best of British

Series 1 (Extended Versions)

Episode 4: Food from Afar

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

The bikers go on a culinary journey celebrating British food. They explore how the British diet evolved as ingredients from other countries were adopted. Show more

Hairy Bikers' Best of British

Series 1 (Extended Versions)

Episode 8: Cheese and Pickle

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

The Hairy Bikers celebrate British food. They explore how we learned to preserve foods and create foods like cheese, they also make their own version of curd tart. Show more

Hairy Bikers' Best of British

Series 2

Episode 4: Markets

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

The Bikers celebrate the British marketplace, bake a walnut and fudge cake and travel to Ludlow to peruse the market and discuss the impact of supermarkets on what we eat. Show more

Hairy Bikers' Best of British

Series 2

Episode 1: Fowl

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

The Bikers reveal that there is so much more to British fowl than roast chicken, cook up a storm with a duck tikka and recount the history behind the Norfolk black turkey. Show more

Hairy Bikers' Best of British

Series 2

Episode 2: Fish

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

The Bikers celebrate Britain's fishing industry, revisit Welsh coracle fishing and go to the Isle of Wight to see how other species can replace our over-fished favourites. Show more

Hairy Bikers' Best of British

Series 2

Episode 3: Potatoes

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

The Bikers celebrate the potato, from a Lancashire potato and butter pie to a chicken casserole with potato cobbler, and look at how British potato vodka is winning awards. Show more

Hairy Bikers' Best of British

Series 2

Episode 11: Pork

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

The Bikers celebrate the British love affair with pork. They prepare a traditional gala pie and a sumptuous rolled pork loin with apricots and ginger. Show more

Hairy Bikers' Best of British

Series 2

Episode 14: Atlantic

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

The Bikers explore the 'special relationship' between America and Britain's culinary cultures. They make a rich clam chowder and even richer chocolate brownies. Show more

Hairy Bikers' Best of British

Series 2

Episode 5: Food and the Empire

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales HD

Available for years

The Bikers explore the impact Britain's colonial past has on its food, from the chai in bread and butter pudding to India pale ale in their sausage casserole. Show more

Hairy Bikers' Best of British

Series 2

Episode 12: Shellfish

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

The Bikers cook up a beef and oyster pie and a crab and scallop mornay. After throwing a crayfish party, they explore a British classic now almost forgotten: the winkle. Show more

Hairy Bikers' Best of British

Series 2

Episode 17: Comfort Food

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

The Bikers explore Britain's love of comfort food. As well as a classic rice pudding, Dave prepares stuffed cabbage leaves and Si makes a flat rib broth. Show more

Hairy Bikers' Best of British

Series 2

Episode 13: Apples and Pears

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

The Bikers reveal the British obsession with apples as well as the passion for pears. Includes a beef and apple tagine and the history of Wassailing. Show more

Hairy Bikers' Best of British

Series 1 (Extended Versions)

Episode 9: Breakfast and High Tea

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

The foodie bikers celebrate British food. They sing the virtues of two often-overlooked mealtimes, creating a breakfast feast and truly British high tea. Show more

Hairy Bikers' Best of British

Series 1 (Extended Versions)

Episode 10: Sweet Indulgence

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

The Hairy Bikers take a culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food. The pair create mouth-watering dishes that use the finest ingredients. Show more