TV guide - Friday, 07/03/25

00:05
Hugh's Three Good Things
It's day four of this week's cooking competition and the stakes are high, with everyone cooking Hugh's favourite fish: mackerel.
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00:30
Shane Delia's Spice Journey Turkey
Shane journeys north to reach the Black Sea port town of Trabzon, where he tracks down a very special fish, known as the hamsi, and recipes that do this small, anchovy-like creature, culinary justice. Along the way, Shane undertakes a culinary odyssey, stopping in villages while crossing the Pontic Mountains, to meet mountain folk who share the secrets of perfecting their simplistic food, including sutlac (rice pudding), and kuymak (a cheese dish), which is accompanied by cornbread.
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01:00
Air Fryers: Are They Worth It?
A revealing look at the latest must-have gadget. It's said they can cook, bake and even fry food three times cheaper, 20% faster and with 80% less oil. No wonder sales of air fryers have rocketed by 3000% over the last two years-it's the biggest revolution to hit our kitchens since the microwave!
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02:00
Jamie at Home
A lack of mushrooms in Jamie's garden inspires to him to go search in his local forest, taking along his mentor and mushroom don, Gennaro Contaldo.
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02:30
Sachie's Kitchen
We travel to Marlborough. Susan Macdonald and her husband are passionate about Middlehurst station and their sheep. Also, meet Sebastian and Daniela who run La Ruca Food Truck.
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03:00
Hairy Bikers Go West
The Bikers travel to Devon and Dorset for the final leg of their Go West Tour, discovering rare hidden food gems amongst the stunning coast and countryside.
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04:05
The Cook Up with Adam Liaw
It's Refugee Week, and we're celebrating refugees and their amazing cuisines. Starting the week off, Adam; Bavan Foods owner, Krishna Vijitha; and Iranian refugee and senior client chef at The House of Welcome, Alieyah Tooba are in the kitchen creating dishes that represent where they come from.
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04:35
The Cook and the Chef
Maggie has happily been up at the crack of dawn to collect the fresh eggs, and extols the virtue of happy chooks and free-range eggs. Simon brings her a present to try, a white truffle, and they both get to it and produce scrambled eggs - one with truffles and one with orange zest, a recipe Maggie first used when she was newly married.
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05:05
Hugh's Three Good Things
It's day four of this week's cooking competition and the stakes are high, with everyone cooking Hugh's favourite fish: mackerel.
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05:30
Food Unwrapped
Matt wants to know how it's possible for British onions to be sold in supermarkets all year long. The answer lies not only in our soil but in a disused aircraft hangar. Is pricey aged steak worth the wait? Jimmy visits a top butcher to find out how aged beef is produced and whether it's possible to age steaks at home. And Kate is intrigued about what goes into a stuffed olive.
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06:00
My Market Kitchen
Elena is joined by Kinsan from Asian Inspirations for a traditional pork and vegetable ramen dish. Then Khanh bakes his classic chocolate brownies, followed by Elena's favourite ways to prepare oysters.
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06:30
Food Safari Fire
This episode explores the best chargrilled street food from around the world, including Greek pork souvlaki, Abruzzese arrosticini, Malaysian satay, Vietnamese beef in betel leaves and Mexican fish tacos.
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07:00
Mary Makes It Easy
Reducing food waste is great for the planet and your wallet; learn Mary's best recipes for transforming your kitchen waste into delicious dishes.
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07:30
Pati's Mexican Table
Pati travels north of the border to Tucson, Arizona, a city that claims to have the best 23 miles of Mexican food anywhere in the world. She visits restaurants and meets local chefs, trying to get a deeper understanding of what Mexican food in America truly is. What happens to recipes when they travel across the border? How do different cultures connect and shape the food we eat?
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08:00
Michel Roux's French Country Cooking
Having discovered the only man in the world to make artisan rose wine vinegar, Michel uses it to transform his version of chicken fricassee, then Michel's in-laws pop round for steak tartare.
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09:00
Jimmy Shu's Taste of the Territory
Jimmy tastes some of Darwin's most popular street food from the stalls of the Parap Saturday market. Jimmy talks about Darwin's laksa obsession, and visits Mary's Laksa - a stall who have been serving laska for over 20 years.
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09:30
Tareq Taylor's Nordic Cookery
Tareq visits Fyn, the fairy tale capital of the world. Famous as the birth place of Hans Christian Andersen, Fyn is also known as the garden of Denmark.
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10:00
Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield
Neha Sen visits the kitchen to make Fish Moilee. Justine cooks Mini Tarts and Ricotta Fritters with Tomato Sauce. Kim McCosker makes quick and easy Pulled Pork Burgers.
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10:30
Nigella Feasts
Nigella Lawson's cooking up a delicious bite-sized feast that's perfect to share with a crowd. On the menu are red kidney bean and roasted eggplant dips. There's a cooling green fatoush salad with toasted pita shards, bulgur wheat and nut salad, and tiny aromatic lamb meatballs.
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11:00
The View From River Cottage
Hugh kicks things off by examining the importance of growing your own produce, including the satisfaction of rearing meat and nurturing fruit and vegetables. Hugh's journey down the road of self-sufficiency started out with a modest vegetable patch and a handful of animals, but the joys of gardening and husbandry took hold and developed into something much bigger.
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11:30
The Cook Up with Adam Liaw
Two of Australia's greatest performers join Adam for a vegetarian feast. Courtney Act and Mitch Tambo are making some meatless marvels.
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12:00
Air Fryers: Are They Worth It?
A revealing look at the latest must-have gadget. It's said they can cook, bake and even fry food three times cheaper, 20% faster and with 80% less oil. No wonder sales of air fryers have rocketed by 3000% over the last two years-it's the biggest revolution to hit our kitchens since the microwave!
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13:00
Shane Delia's Spice Journey Turkey
In Ordu, Shane is introduced to a cuisine whose culinary heritage lies to the north in Georgia, the former Soviet state. As he joins the hazelnut harvest, and visits an emerald green tea plantation, Shane is introduced to an entirely different and very surprising school of Turkish cooking.
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13:30
Food Unwrapped
Jimmy wants to know what gives stout its smooth texture. In Dublin he learns that the key ingredient is nitrogen. But how does a gas make something creamy? Kates on the trail of the ultimate superfood. Everyone wants to make healthy choices but when it comes to fruit and vegetables do we really know what the pick of the bunch is? One of these nutritional stars is watercress.
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14:00
My Market Kitchen
On this episode, Elena is cooking a delicious Vietnamese turmeric fish and vegan mince sweet potato subs. Khanh is using Jalna yoghurt to create a crepe cake with lemon yoghurt.
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14:30
Food Safari Fire
Food Safari Fire host Maeve O'Meara explores the versatility and culinary delights of the Wood fired oven. One of the all-time classic dishes of the wood fired oven is the original Neapolitan Pizza.
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15:00
Mary Makes It Easy
Mary lets the sides take centre stage with recipes for crispy sweet potatoes, pear and shallot tarte tatin, and double tomato salad.
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15:30
Pati's Mexican Table
Pati explores Nuevo Leon, a sprawling northeastern border state, where its distinctive flavours are transformed into familiar but exciting new experiences.
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16:00
Michel Roux's French Country Cooking
Michel visits a special orchard to sample the finest extra virgin olive oil, and uses it to dress his Provencal seafood special of braised cuttlefish with black rice. To top it off, he creates caramel-coated meringues.
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17:00
Jimmy Shu's Taste of the Territory
Jimmy visits the breathtaking landscapes of Kakadu to find out about Top End bush foods that Aboriginal peoples have been eating for thousands of years. He meets traditional owner Mandy Muir who takes Jimmy to see her country via a boat trip along the spectacular Yellow Waters.
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17:30
Tareq Taylor's Nordic Cookery
Created thousands of years ago, the High Coast in the northern part of Sweden is the highest coast in the world.
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18:00
Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield
Trish McKenzie is back with the ultimate classic, Lamingtons. Justine makes Tuna Poke Bowls and Chinese Minced Pork Stir-fry.
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18:30
Nigella Feasts
Nigella Lawson cooks and eats even if she's home alone. Everything from delicious snacks to full meals like roasted lamb shank served with creamy pea puree. She adores her anytime and easy spaghetti carbonara eaten straight from the pan, grilled haloumi with egg and mint, and little individual molten chocolate desserts. Even in the dead of night, Nigella can be found in the kitchen rustling up a back-from-the-party snack.
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19:00
The View From River Cottage
Hugh looks back at his first seven years in Dorset, and all the lessons he has learnt about how to be thrifty on his small holding. From learning to make felt from his sheep's fleeces to trying to revive traditions of tripe eating at the local farmers market, Hugh's determined that no part of his precious live stock should ever go to waste.
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19:30
The Cook Up with Adam Liaw
Adam, actor Aaron Fa'Aoso and chef Nina Huynh are going nuts for dishes featuring the humble coconut.
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20:00
Gary Barlow's Wine Tour: South Africa
Gary and best friend Eliot continue their wine education in South Africa, heading to Babylonstoren Wine Estate where they are set to work by not only the chief winemaker but also the resident gardener!
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21:00
A Lake District Farm Shop
The service station's food and product buyers are on the hunt for new and exciting products to help renew and improve the farmshop shelves.
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22:00
Hairy Bikers Go West
The Hairy Bikers are back on the road searching for wonderful seasonal ingredients to create a festive banquet to thank all those who've helped Dave throughout his recent struggles.
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23:05
The Cook Up with Adam Liaw
Adam and guests Ethiopian refugee Sara Taddasse and Burmese refugee Sally Win are in the kitchen to create VIP - very important plate - dishes.
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23:35
The Cook and the Chef
Maggie and Simon show their different approaches to cooking. Maggie cooks a hearty meal for the family, while Simon gives a restaurant touch to his meal.
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TV guide - Saturday, 08/03/25

00:05
Hugh's Three Good Things
It's the final day of fish week but can Hugh triumph in the fishy food fight? It's the competition week he most wants to win, so he is pulling out all the stops as everyone battles with today's star ingredient, 'squid'.
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00:30
Shane Delia's Spice Journey Turkey
In Ordu, Shane is introduced to a cuisine whose culinary heritage lies to the north in Georgia, the former Soviet state. As he joins the hazelnut harvest, and visits an emerald green tea plantation, Shane is introduced to an entirely different and very surprising school of Turkish cooking.
en
01:00
Gary Barlow's Wine Tour: South Africa
Gary and best friend Eliot continue their wine education in South Africa, heading to Babylonstoren Wine Estate where they are set to work by not only the chief winemaker but also the resident gardener!
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02:00
A Lake District Farm Shop
The service station's food and product buyers are on the hunt for new and exciting products to help renew and improve the farmshop shelves.
en
03:00
Hairy Bikers Go West
The Hairy Bikers are back on the road searching for wonderful seasonal ingredients to create a festive banquet to thank all those who've helped Dave throughout his recent struggles.
en
04:05
The Cook Up with Adam Liaw
Adam and guests Ethiopian refugee Sara Taddasse and Burmese refugee Sally Win are in the kitchen to create VIP - very important plate - dishes.
en
04:35
The Cook and the Chef
Maggie and Simon show their different approaches to cooking. Maggie cooks a hearty meal for the family, while Simon gives a restaurant touch to his meal.
en
05:05
Hugh's Three Good Things
It's the final day of fish week but can Hugh triumph in the fishy food fight? It's the competition week he most wants to win, so he is pulling out all the stops as everyone battles with today's star ingredient, 'squid'.
en
05:30
Food Unwrapped
Jimmy wants to know what gives stout its smooth texture. In Dublin he learns that the key ingredient is nitrogen. But how does a gas make something creamy? Kates on the trail of the ultimate superfood. Everyone wants to make healthy choices but when it comes to fruit and vegetables do we really know what the pick of the bunch is? One of these nutritional stars is watercress.
en
06:00
My Market Kitchen
On this episode, Elena is cooking a delicious Vietnamese turmeric fish and vegan mince sweet potato subs. Khanh is using Jalna yoghurt to create a crepe cake with lemon yoghurt.
en
06:30
Food Safari Fire
Food Safari Fire host Maeve O'Meara explores the versatility and culinary delights of the Wood fired oven. One of the all-time classic dishes of the wood fired oven is the original Neapolitan Pizza.
en
07:00
Mary Makes It Easy
Mary lets the sides take centre stage with recipes for crispy sweet potatoes, pear and shallot tarte tatin, and double tomato salad.
en
07:30
Pati's Mexican Table
Pati explores Nuevo Leon, a sprawling northeastern border state, where its distinctive flavours are transformed into familiar but exciting new experiences.
en
08:00
Michel Roux's French Country Cooking
Michel visits a special orchard to sample the finest extra virgin olive oil, and uses it to dress his Provencal seafood special of braised cuttlefish with black rice. To top it off, he creates caramel-coated meringues.
en
09:00
Jimmy Shu's Taste of the Territory
Jimmy visits the breathtaking landscapes of Kakadu to find out about Top End bush foods that Aboriginal peoples have been eating for thousands of years. He meets traditional owner Mandy Muir who takes Jimmy to see her country via a boat trip along the spectacular Yellow Waters.
en
09:30
Tareq Taylor's Nordic Cookery
Created thousands of years ago, the High Coast in the northern part of Sweden is the highest coast in the world.
en
10:00
Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield
Trish McKenzie is back with the ultimate classic, Lamingtons. Justine makes Tuna Poke Bowls and Chinese Minced Pork Stir-fry.
en
10:30
Nigella Feasts
Nigella Lawson cooks and eats even if she's home alone. Everything from delicious snacks to full meals like roasted lamb shank served with creamy pea puree. She adores her anytime and easy spaghetti carbonara eaten straight from the pan, grilled haloumi with egg and mint, and little individual molten chocolate desserts. Even in the dead of night, Nigella can be found in the kitchen rustling up a back-from-the-party snack.
en
11:00
The View From River Cottage
Hugh looks back at his first seven years in Dorset, and all the lessons he has learnt about how to be thrifty on his small holding. From learning to make felt from his sheep's fleeces to trying to revive traditions of tripe eating at the local farmers market, Hugh's determined that no part of his precious live stock should ever go to waste.
en
11:30
The Cook Up with Adam Liaw
Adam, actor Aaron Fa'Aoso and chef Nina Huynh are going nuts for dishes featuring the humble coconut.
en
12:00
Gary Barlow's Wine Tour: South Africa
Gary and best friend Eliot continue their wine education in South Africa, heading to Babylonstoren Wine Estate where they are set to work by not only the chief winemaker but also the resident gardener!
en
13:00
Food Unwrapped
Jimmy wants to know what gives stout its smooth texture. In Dublin he learns that the key ingredient is nitrogen. But how does a gas make something creamy? Kates on the trail of the ultimate superfood. Everyone wants to make healthy choices but when it comes to fruit and vegetables do we really know what the pick of the bunch is? One of these nutritional stars is watercress.
en
13:30
My Market Kitchen
On this episode, Elena is cooking a delicious Vietnamese turmeric fish and vegan mince sweet potato subs. Khanh is using Jalna yoghurt to create a crepe cake with lemon yoghurt.
en
14:00
Food Safari Fire
Food Safari Fire host Maeve O'Meara explores the versatility and culinary delights of the Wood fired oven. One of the all-time classic dishes of the wood fired oven is the original Neapolitan Pizza.
en
14:30
Mary Makes It Easy
Mary lets the sides take centre stage with recipes for crispy sweet potatoes, pear and shallot tarte tatin, and double tomato salad.
en
15:00
Two Greedy Italians
Chef Antonio Carluccio returns to his home town of Borgofranco, in the Italian Piedmont region, to look at whether the rivalry between north and south is as strong as ever. He and Gennaro Contaldo take part in traditional celebrations in Asti, where tension reaches boiling point during a horse race, and discover the new array of ingredients brought in by immigrants at the Turin vegetable market.
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16:05
Two Greedy Italians
Antonio and Gennaro eat their way along a culinary pilgrimage through Puglia's monasteries, holy shrines and festivals. Later, they join an olive harvest, eat at a straw-fired bread oven and join in a unique celebration of the Day of the Dead.
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17:15
Cook Like an Italian with Silvia Colloca
Once a year Silvia's friend Michael and his whole family come together for one of their most cherished family food rituals, Salami Day. In this episode Silvia has been invited to the family gathering to lend a hand and learn how true homemade Italian sausages and salamis are crafted, and about how important the tradition is to Michael's whole family. Wait until you see the pasta they make.
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17:45
The Chocolate Queen
Get ready for today's cocoa-rich episode with Kirsten's ultimate chocolate cupcakes and chocolate covered toffee apples.
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18:10
Silvia's Italian Masterclass
With the weather slowly migrating into colder territory, there's nothing better than a comforting, hearty meal. Silvia has curated the perfect selection of dishes for this trans-seasonal period or for whenever you're craving something a little more filling.
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18:40
Palisa Anderson's Water Heart Food
In Thailand, foraging for wild ingredients and living off what the land provides is a big part of the way people live. In Byron, Indigenous woman Arabella Douglas forages for native ingredients and supplies chefs such as Josh Lewis of Fleet Restaurant. After Josh cooks Palisa a dish using emu eggs, she heads to collect pipis with Arabella, and they partake in a sumptuous campfire cook up of local seafood.
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19:10
Restaurants at the End of the World
At Panama's Hacienda Mamecillo, a remote family farm and restaurant nestled in a cloud forest, Kristen Kish learns the secrets of trek-to-table cuisine. But the pressure is on when Chef Rolando asks her to lend a hand in the kitchen as they cook a meal for Panama's top chef, Charlie Collins.
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