Winter in Cornwall feels like stepping into a beautifully weathered oil painting. The frantic summer crowds have long since departed for warmer hearths. Now, the rugged cliffs stand alone against the might of the Atlantic waves.
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What if you had to navigate across the country without a map, a compass, or even a smartphone? No GPS, no road signs—just the natural world around you, whispering clues in the form of the sun’s position, the tilt of the trees, or the way sheep droppings scatter across a path. Sounds impossible? That’s exactly the challenge facing Stephen Mangan, Sue Perkins, and Alison Steadman in the first episode of All Roads Lead Home.
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In the fifth episode of Indian Food Made Easy, Anjum Anand takes us on an enchanting culinary journey to the picturesque landscapes of Cornwall. Here, she meets up with two passionate, self-taught chefs, Nirmal and Louis, who are at the heart of The Little Cornish Curry Company. Originally hailing from Birmingham, these two have taken the scenic markets of Cornwall by storm. They’ve been serving mouthwatering curries at local farmers markets for the past few years, and occasionally catering for events in the community, steadily building a devoted following one flavorful dish at a time.
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In the heartwarming premiere episode of “Andi Oliver’s Fabulous Feasts,” viewers are transported to the scenic landscapes of Cornwall, where the acclaimed chef, Andi Oliver, embarks on a heartfelt mission to honor the tireless efforts of NHS staff
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Simon Reeve’s Return to Cornwall: Simon Reeve is back to visit one of Britain’s favourite counties to discover what life is really like for the locals after the summer crowds have gone. Filmed as the energy and cost-of-living crisis began to take its toll, this is an eye-opening look at why Cornwall is one of the most desirable parts of the country and an iconic holiday destination but also one of the poorest counties in England. In the hour long special, Simon will also investigate how communities, businesses and industries in Cornwall are faring under the
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Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 40: Rick drops in on the fishing port of Boscastle and finds a fabulous seafood restaurant in a building that once housed rockets used to fire safety ropes out to sinking ships. A trip to Cornwall’s only dedicated organic mushroom farm inspires him to cook a stir-fry with lion’s mane mushrooms, which are said to regrow neurons! After a surreal afternoon spent watching a German film crew at work in the fishing village of Mousehole, he discovers that a major reason so many Germans love Cornwall is a long-running TV series, watched
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Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 39: Rick’s idea of bliss is to spend an afternoon scaling and gutting a freshly caught sea bass before using it to make a simple yet delectable dish which ranks amongst his absolute favourites – steamed sea bass with garlic, ginger and spring onions. He travels to the far west of Cornwall to meet a potter whose work captures the rugged beauty of her surroundings, before heading to the far east of the county on the trail of the poet Charles Causley, who spent his entire life in the Cornish border town
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Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 38: Rick delves into the stories of those who worked in Cornwall’s mines, from the men who laboured in extreme heat a full hour’s journey beneath the earth’s surface to the young women known as ‘bal maidens’, who earned their living breaking rocks with heavy sledgehammers. In the heart of mining country, he discovers a church with some astonishing 600-year-old wall paintings, which rank amongst Britain’s greatest church treasures. And after a merry visit to a maker of botanical spirits, he adds a cheeky nip to his version of the ‘platinum pudding’
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Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 37: Rick boards the King Harry Ferry to enjoy a crossing voted one of the most scenic in the world. Once safely across the River Fal, he explores his passion for fresh and unusual salad leaves, with a mosey around an organic market garden called Soul Farm, and is inspired to make a radicchio tart. He shares memories of his friendship with the famous composer Sir Malcolm Arnold, who won an Oscar for his film score for The Bridge on the River Kwai, and is joined by BBC radio broadcaster and Cornishman
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Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 36: Rick meets Pip and Matt Smith, with their herd of 600 red deer, on a north Cornish farm that has been in Pip’s family for over three centuries. With some very fine organic venison, Rick returns to his kitchen in Padstow to make a magnificent venison wellington. He spends an afternoon on Porthgwarra beach with the artist Hannah Woodman, whose work is inspired by the sea-worn landscape of west Cornwall – one of the oldest of the land masses that make up the British Isles. And over a pint with the
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Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 35: Rick encounters a fishing method frozen in time, going under sail without engines or winches for what he considers to be the best oysters in the world. Back on dry land, he cooks a warming fish soup called Cullen skink, the perfect lunch after a morning on the water. He discovers the surprising story behind Charles Napier Hemy’s famous painting of oystermen at work and the equally surprising story of Cornwall’s former capital, now the sleepy town of Lostwithiel but once a cosmopolitan and internationally significant port, which boasted an important
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Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 34: Rick glimpses life in Cornwall 2,000 years ago as he explores the atmospheric ruins of the ancient village of Carn Euny. He soaks up the lively ambiance of Truro cattle market, an important social hub for local farmers but one of only a few live cattle markets still operating in the UK. He cooks his favourite Sunday lunch, a hearty steak and kidney pudding, and goes for a bracing ride on a beautiful handbuilt boat, a replica of one of the most famous and fastest vessels to sail the waters around
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