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Hairy Bikers' Best of British
Hairy Bikers' Best of British Episodes
Series 1 - 45 Minute Versions: 19. Takeaways
The bikers continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food. The duo explore how Britain's love affair with takeaway food has evolved and cook some o ...
30-08-2024
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Series 1 - 45 Minute Versions: 18. Pies
The bikers continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food. The hairy duo find out who ate all the pies on the football pitch and discover the histo ...
29-08-2024
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Series 1 - 45 Minute Versions: 17. Beer And Cider
The bikers continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food. The duo explore how our love affair with beer and cider has evolved over centuries - at ...
28-08-2024
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Series 1: 16. Slow Food
The bikers continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food. \n\nConvenience food serves a purpose but if you want something truly delicious it's wort ...
27-08-2024
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Series 2 - Exotic Foods
The Bikers celebrate Britain's taste for the exotic and prepare a classic chilli ginger bread and show how to make the perfect sushi.
24-04-2023
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Series 1 - 45 Minute Versions: 27. Weddings
The Bikers continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food. They explore how some of the foodie customs associated with the wedding ceremony have evo ...
21-03-2023
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Series 1: 20. Sweet Tooth
The bikers continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food. \n\nThe duo explore how the British love affair with sugar has evolved over centuries. Th ...
20-03-2023
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Series 1 - 45 Minute Versions: 22. Game
For centuries the British have hunted food from the land. The bikers create mouth-watering dishes with rabbit, grouse and venison... Stunning food and fascinating stories told b ...
17-03-2023
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Series 1 - 45 Minute Versions: 29. Cheese
The Bikers continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food. They explore how our love affair with cheese has evolved over centuries. The Hairy duo sa ...
09-01-2023
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Series 1 - 45 Minute Versions: 1. Royal Family
The Bikers go on a culinary journey through time to celebrate British food. \n\nHere, they explore the incredible influence the monarchy has had over the food we eat, past and p ...
14-08-2021
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Series 2 - Pork
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.
17-01-2021
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Series 2 - Francophile
The Bikers celebrate Britain's dairy industry. They look across the Channel to see how our French cousins have influenced the way we cook and eat over the centuries.
09-01-2021
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Series 2 - 1970s
The Bikers celebrate Britain's dairy industry. They revisit the 1970s, showing how a well-prepared chicken cordon bleu and banoffee pie can be a gastronomic delight.
22-11-2020
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Series 2 - Beef
The Bikers explore British beef. They visit a farmer looking to the future with his elite wagyu cattle, discover the history of tripe and learn how to roast an ox whole.
15-11-2020
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Series 2 - Islands
The Bikers explore the culinary traditions of some of the British isles 5,000 islands. Dishes include a tempura dish from the Isle of Man and a cranachan with Islay whisky.
07-11-2020
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Series 2 - Dairy
The Bikers celebrate Britain's dairy industry. They make dishes such as a classic cheese and onion turnover and look at the history of school milk and British cheddar.
01-11-2020
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Series 2: 4. Markets
The Bikers take a culinary journey through time and celebrate the history of British food. \n\nThey celebrate the great British marketplace and the delicious food we get from it ...
31-10-2020
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Series 1 - 45 Minute Versions: 26. Nation Of Gardeners
The Bikers continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food. The British have a knack for gardening and through good times and bad our skills at growi ...
12-10-2020
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Series 1 - 45 Minute Versions: 25. Breakfast
The bikers continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food. There is nothing like a hearty breakfast to start the day, but our morning meal continue ...
09-10-2020
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Series 1 - 45 Minute Versions - Spices
The bikers celebrate British food. The duo explore the origins of Britain's favourite spices and visit a chilli festival, with mouth-numbing consequences.
07-10-2020
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Series 1: 24. High Tea
The bikers continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food. \n\nHigh tea is a truly British invention, and the bikers can't resist a mid-afternoon sn ...
06-10-2020
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Series 2 - Sheep
The Bikers focus on British sheep, which have provided us with milk, meat and wool for thousands of years. Dishes include hogget and barley stew and mechoui lamb.
22-03-2020
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Series 2 - 1960s
Dave and Si return to the 1960s, as they prepare steak diane and profiteroles, meet a restaurateur who made eating out cool and discover what was the height of 1960s dining.
09-12-2018
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Series 2 - Woodlands
Dave and Si explore British woodlands, revealing the hidden gems that can be found within them. They make a wild boar ragu and a creamy bramble fool.
17-11-2018
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Series 2 - Atlantic
The Bikers explore the 'special relationship' between America and Britain's culinary cultures. They make a rich clam chowder and even richer chocolate brownies.
07-10-2018
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Series 2 - Shellfish
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.
19-08-2018
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Series 2 - Food And Religion
The Bikers explore the relationship between food and faith. Dishes include Simnel cake and beef brisket, plus they reveal the history of the hot cross bun.
17-06-2014
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Series 2 - Apples And Pears
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.
09-06-2014
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Series 2 - Comfort Food
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.
04-06-2014
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