In Classic Mary Berry episode 1 2018, soothing and much-loved home comfort delights, from the very simple to the extremely decadent. Mary indulges her love of comfort food with homely recipes to warm the heart, including Eggs benedict florentine, fall-off-the-bone slow-cooked lamb shanks and deliciously rich chocolate truffle pots. She invites Swedish fire-chef Niklas Esktedt to share the […]
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Thousands of people from every part of the world have reported being abducted by aliens, including even a world leader–President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov of the Russian Republic of Kalmykia, who announced in 2007 that he had been taken aboard an extraterrestrial ship. Could the alien abduction phenomenon be true? But if so, why are people being taken? And perhaps
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In Beechgrove Garden episode 17 2016, Carole takes a look at and tastes both peas that are sweet and sweet peas. Carole has been running an observation on varieties of peas and their support systems, and it’s time for harvest and analysis. George returns to his roots as he visits Athelstaneford village near North Berwick. Twelve village gardens are gearing
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In How to Cook Like Heston ep.2, Heston Blumenthal challenges the way we cook eggs – the most versatile ingredient in the kitchen. He reveals the secret to a great boiled egg – don’t boil it. Bring it to the boil, then take it off the heat and let it stand for six minutes in hot water. After revealing his
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In Civilisations episode 3, Simon Schama explores one of our deepest artistic urges – the depiction of nature. Simon discovers that landscape painting is seldom a straightforward description of observed nature – rather it is a projection of dreams and idylls, as well as of escapes and refuges from human turmoil, the elusive paradise on earth. Simon begins
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In Civilisations episode 2, Professor Mary Beard explores images of the human body in ancient art, from Mexico and Greece to Egypt and China. Mary seeks answers to fundamental questions at the heart of ideas about civilisations. Why have human beings always made art about themselves? What were these images for? And in what ways do some ancient conventions of
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In How to Cook Like Heston ep.1, Heston Blumenthal challenges the way we cook beef – the meat with the most potential for magical transformations in the kitchen. Confronting generally held steak techniques, Heston reveals his flipping technique, which results in a perfect sirloin every time. Then, after a run through of how to cook different cuts of
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In Beechgrove Garden episode 16 2016 : Jim brings us up to date on how the crops in the veg plot are doing, whilst Carole checks up on the progress of more tender veg inside. Chris battles with the bog garden at Beechgrove, replanting this previously overgrown area with wet soil loving plants. At North Kessock, just north
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Civilisations episode 1 – The Second Moment of Creation: the first film by Simon Schama looks at the formative role art and the creative imagination have played in the forging of humanity itself. The Second Moment of Creation The film opens with Simon’s passionate endorsement of the creative spirit in humanity and the way in which art can
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In Gardening Australia ep. 6 2018: Costa Georgiadis goes foraging for edible seaweed, Sophie Thomson visits an artist’s garden, Tino Carnevale revels in autumn colour and Josh Byrne shows Millie Ross around his garden. Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic, and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining all gardeners around the world. Gardening Australia ep. 6 2018:
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In Beechgrove Garden episode 15 2016: Chris has been left to his own devices in the Beechgrove garden and he is planting up an exotic border with plants that are surprisingly hardy and yet look like they have just arrived from the jungle. Jim and Carole aren’t far away and yet could also be on safari as they are involved
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In Mary Berry Everyday episode 6 : Mary shares some inspirational ideas to make everyday family meals exciting with fabulous no fuss dishes. As Mary and her husband reach their 50th wedding anniversary, it’s time to push the boat out. She shares her secrets to surprisingly easy showstoppers, recreates canapes from the 1960s and finishes the series with
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