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The Beechgrove Garden episode 24 2017

The Beechgrove Garden 2017 / 2 minutes of reading / January 21, 2018 / By HDclump

The Beechgrove Garden is a blaze of early autumn colour and Jim and Carole show off some of the very best for this time of year from dahlias to hydrangeas. Scone Palace Gardens are overrun with rabbits and deer. At the start of the series, we saw head gardener Brian Cunningham setting up an observation to see what methods, if any, work to deter them and to find out if there really are rabbit-proof plants. Brian pulls a rabbit out of a hat with some surprising results. In Beechgrove Garden episode 24 : 1. Small Fruit Bed At […]

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Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes ep.2 – Takeaways

Tom Kerridge's Best Ever Dishes / 2 minutes of reading / January 21, 2018 / By HDclump

In Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes ep.2: he creates dishes inspired by some of his favourite takeaway foods. This is the kind of casual grab-and-go food that puts a smile on people’s faces. He starts with a puff pastry pizza that saves on making pizza dough and is topped with delicious crispy beef. Next he cooks an upmarket version of the classic post-pub takeaway – the doner kebab. He swaps the usual lamb for duck, marinates it in Asian flavours and threads it on to lemongrass skewers for maximum flavour. Tom’s favourite takeaway treats from his childhood were

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The Sky at Night – The Invisible Universe

Science / 1 minute of reading / January 20, 2018 / By HDclump

The Sky at Night – The Invisible Universe: reports on one of the most unnerving discoveries in space science – that most of the universe is missing. We live in a material world, so instinctively we know what normal matter is – the world around us, the planets, stars and interstellar dust. But scientists currently estimate that 95 per cent of everything in the universe is actually – one way or another – invisible. Some of this is ordinary matter that we just can’t easily see. But there’s also stuff that’s much more weird. For instance, there’s a

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Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes ep.1 – Crowd Pleasers

Tom Kerridge's Best Ever Dishes / 2 minutes of reading / January 20, 2018 / By HDclump

In Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes ep.1 Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge wants to show us how to cook the best ever versions of the kind of food we all love to eat. This series his aim is to turn ordinary dishes into extraordinary ones with a few simple tricks that will help us all raise our game in the kitchen at home. In this episode, Tom serves up some great crowd-pleasing dishes, perfect for sharing with mates at a party. However, there are no canapes on this menu – Tom likes to make proper hearty food for his

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James Martin – Pick Me Ups ep.15 (SE)

Home Comforts / 1 minute of reading / January 19, 2018 / By HDclump

Soul food to boost your mood and put a smile on your face. James cooks the ultimate fast food pizza and a decadent delight, chocolate éclairs. He is joined by special guest Michael Caines. James Martin – Pick Me Ups ep.15 dishes: ‘Nduja sausage and sheeps’ cheese pizza These spicy, tangy homemade pizzas are so much better than anything you can have delivered – the perfect pick-me-up. Perfect cottage pie James Martin’s perfect cottage pie has lots of lovely rich flavour with red wine, beef stock and Worcestershire sauce. Roast grouse with pear tatin and kale

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The Beechgrove Garden episode 23 2017

The Beechgrove Garden 2017 / 2 minutes of reading / January 19, 2018 / By HDclump

In Beechgrove Garden episode 23 2017 it is hedge-clipping time and Jim, Carole and George trim their way around the garden. Chris finishes the planting in the heather garden to help create the windswept, top-of-the-mountain look, adding a range of tough grasses and ferns. From prodigious parsnips to dinner plate-sized dahlias, Jim visits the showers and growers at the Dundee Flower and Food Festival. Earlier this year, the Beechgrove team visited some of the entrants to the show to see how preparations were going. Jim catches up with them again at the show to see if their labours

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The Beechgrove Garden episode 22 2017

The Beechgrove Garden 2017 / 1 minute of reading / January 12, 2018 / By HDclump

The whole Beechgrove team are on the road again, this time to the Fife county town of Cupar. Renowned for its award-winning floral displays, the Cupar in Bloom team have invited Beechgrove to come and take a look at their efforts, as well as hosting a Beechgrove Gardeners’ Question Time in the Corn Exchange. Jim, Carole, George and Brian attempt to answer as many Cupar gardening questions as possible. The team also visit some of Cupar’s outstanding gardens and tee off with a visit to Elmwood Golf Course.

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Leonardo da Vinci: The Restoration of the Century

Art / 2 minutes of reading / January 12, 2018 / By HDclump

The restoration of Leonardo da Vinci final masterpiece, ‘The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne’ was completed and exhibited in the Louvre in March 2012. Viewers and critics were astounded by its new life and luminosity, allowing details to be seen again for the first time in 500 years. Nevertheless, the pain-staking restoration process caused ructions and controversy amongst the panel of international experts and the restorer chosen to undertake the work. Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Virgin and Child with Saint Anne’ had already been disfigured by attempts at repairs when the controversial decision was made in 2009 to

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James Martin – Love Your Larder ep.14

Home Comforts / 3 minutes of reading / January 12, 2018 / By HDclump

James encourages everyone to experiment in the kitchen and makes amazing comfort food from everyday larder ingredients. He is joined by special guest Cyrus Todiwala. James Martin – Love Your Larder dishes: Salt-baked sea bass with warm artichoke and bacon salad Baking a whole fish in salt helps retain the meat’s moisture. James Martin’s recipe is infused with basil and lemon. Hearty chicken and chorizo broth This spicy chicken soup is cheap, flavourful and quick to prepare using items from your larder. Dal chicken with chilli paneer and naan This hearty, warming, flavoursome curry, with

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The Genius of Turner

Art / 2 minutes of reading / January 11, 2018 / By HDclump

A film that looks at the genius of JMW Turner in a new light. There is more to Turner than his sublime landscapes – he also painted machines, science, technology and industry. Turner’s life spans the Industrial Revolution, he witnessed it as it unfolded, and he painted it. In the process he created a whole new kind of art. The programme examines nine key Turner paintings and shows how we should rethink them in the light of the scientific and Industrial Revolution. Includes interviews with historian Simon Schama and artist Tracey Emin. Joseph Mallord William Turner: Joseph Mallord

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Ancient Aliens – The Visionaries

Conspiracy / 1 minute of reading / January 11, 2018 / By HDclump

Scientists theorize that when mankind encounters extraterrestrials, we’ll need to speak to them through the universal language of mathematics and binary code. But is it possible that extraterrestrials have already been communicating with our greatest mathematicians and engineers? Might they have somehow aided them in bringing about the space age and computers? Ancient Astronaut theorists say yes. As evidence, they point to the true father of the space program, Nikolai Fyodorov, a “Cosmist” who believed that human civilization had its origins in outer space and that it was our destiny to return to the cosmos. Wernher von Braun

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James Martin – Show off Suppers ep.13

Home Comforts / 2 minutes of reading / January 11, 2018 / By HDclump

Impressive dishes to wow your friends and family in no time at all. James makes a zingy lemon posset and beer braised beef cheeks that melt in your mouth. He is joined by special guest Carol Kirkwood. Tandoori chicken lollipop drumsticks with raita dip These spiced chicken bites make delicious meaty canapés – pass them around at a party and watch them disappear. Layered sole with langoustines and cauliflower This super-impressive fish dish pairs delicate lemon sole with earthy cauliflower and sweet langoustines Lemon posset with gran’s shortbread Creamy lemon posset is always a winner, and this version

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