Giles Coren looks at how food is grown across the UK. Giles works as a fisherman in Norfolk and also discovers the hidden past of the Christmas turkey and the humble turnip. Show more
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Giles Coren looks at how food is grown across the UK. The team explore Kent. Giles gets a taste of what British beer was like before the arrival of hops from Europe. Show more
A look at the meaning of Passover. Giles Coren helps host a special seder, with guests including philosopher Alain de Botton, comedienne Olivia Lee and expert Rabbi Naftali Brawer. Show more
Food critic Giles Coren tries three extreme diet regimes in a bid to increase his life expectancy, meeting people whose pursuit of longevity dominates every aspect of their lives. Show more
Giles Coren looks at how food is grown across the UK. The team head to North Wales, where James Wong learns what it takes to farm leeks on an industrial scale. Show more
Back in Time for Dinner
Episode 1: 1950s
59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales
Available for years
Historical cooking show. A British family experiences 1950s life, including a diet of dried eggs, dripping and liver prepared in a basic kitchen. Presented by Giles Coren. Show more
59 minutes
Brothers-in-law Alexander Armstrong and Giles Coren create a selection pack of the booze that will give them their festive spirit. Show more
Giles Coren and guests are in the studio for an Agatha Christie special. Kenneth Branagh talks about directing and starring in the remake of Murder on the Orient Express. Show more
Giles Coren is joined by radio DJ Nihal Arthanayake and writer and comedian Viv Groskop to cherry-pick the best of the cultural week. Wolf Alice perform live in the studio. Show more
Front Row
Agatha Christie Special
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS North America
Giles Coren and guests are in the studio for an Agatha Christie special. Kenneth Branagh talks about directing and starring in the blockbuster remake of Murder on the Orient Expres Show more
Trevor McDonald, Angela Rippon, Nick Knowles, Giles Coren, Len Goodman, David Harewood and Angela Scanlon compete to reveal Britain's best invention. Show more
The Supersizers
Edwardian Supersize Me
1 hour
Restaurant critic Giles Coren and writer and performer Sue Perkins spend the week on the diet of a wealthy Edwardian couple, being catered to by cookery writer Sophie Grigson. Show more
Restaurant critic Giles Coren and writer and performer Sue Perkins spend the week on the diet of a wealthy Victorian couple. Show more
Giles Coren and Sue Perkins, having spent a week going back to the food of the 1970s, discover whether their diet has been good for them. Cooking for them is top chef Mark Hix. Show more
Giles Coren and Sue Perkins experience the food of the Elizabethan era to see just how healthy the diet was. Show more
Giles Coren and Sue Perkins indulge the Regency diet of 1789-1821. During their week they try boars head and salmon poached in Champagne and discover the origins of the sandwich. Show more
Giles Coren and Sue Perkins experience the food culture of years gone by. They enjoy an 80s dinner party with guests Ken Livingstone, Carol Decker, Lynne Franks and Toby Young. Show more
Giles Coren and Sue Perkins experience the food culture of years gone by. This time, they go back to medieval England to live the life of a Lord and Lady. Show more
Giles Coren and Sue Perkins experience the food culture of years gone by. They go back to the 1950s, an era that began on rations. Cookery writer Mary Berry helps out. Show more
Giles Coren and Sue Perkins experience the food culture of years gone by. They don wigs and corsets to go back to Revolutionary France in the 1780s and eat like King Louis XVI. Show more