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Mediterranean with Simon Reeve episode 1

Mediterranean with Simon Reeve episode 1

Simon Reeve embarks on the first leg of his epic four-part journey around the Mediterranean. At the centre of this great sea, and surrounded by crystal clear waters, is Simon’s first stop, the beautiful island of Malta. Driven by a surge of tourists, modern-day Malta is booming. But beneath the picture-postcard image lies a country accused of being a haven […]

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Far Eastern Odyssey

Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey ep. 1

Rick Stein takes the viewer on an epic culinary journey by sea, down rivers and overland to explore the Far East’s diverse food cultures, which have soared to the heights of popularity the world over.      Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey ep. 1   He begins his odyssey in Cambodia, a country still recovering from the regime of

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Captain Cook with Sam Neill ep. 6

The Pacific In The Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill ep. 6

In a bid to find the not yet existent North West passage Cook encountered vast ice ranges and saw the impact of colonisation first hand when entering part of Alaska already overtaken by the Russians. Forced back by the ice shelf Cook retreats to Hawaii for R&R before returning to the Arctic the following summer. But that was not to

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Captain Cook with Sam Neill ep. 5

The Pacific In The Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill ep. 5

Swapping a potentially easy life of retirement for a third voyage around the Pacific, the relationship between Captain and crew is severely tested as Cook leads his men on an expedition that if successful would dwarf everything he had so far achieved – discover and navigate the Northwest Passage.     Sam Neill continues to follow the path of the

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Captain Cook with Sam Neill ep. 4

The Pacific In The Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill ep. 4

This episode deals with Cook’s second voyage aboard the Resolution in search of the Great Southern Continent. He circumnavigates the Antarctic, without ever sighting land – an extraordinary achievement in a flimsy ship at such latitudes. During this feat he begins the painstaking process of filling in vast unknown areas on the Pacific map.     Sam visits New Zealand,

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Captain Cook with Sam Neill

The Pacific In The Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill ep. 3

Having fulfilled his Admiralty brief Captain Cook opted to tale the long way back to Britain so he could chart the East Coast of Australia and explore the mysterious land. The Aboriginal people showed more caution than their Polynesian counterparts upon the Endeavour’s arrival seemingly indifferent to the strangers and wishing them gone.     This understandable reticence was misinterpreted

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The Pacific In The Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill ep. 2

The Pacific In The Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill ep. 2

The second of six episodes following Sam Neill travelling in the wake of Captain Cook around the Pacific, 250 years on from when Cook made his first voyage. This episode sees Sam in New Zealand, a country he calls home. Sam considers not only the cultural ramifications of Cook’s first interactions with the Maori people but also the continuous social

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The Pacific In The Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill

The Pacific In The Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill ep. 1

250 YEARS AFTER Captain James Cook began his epic exploration of the Pacific, Sam Neill journeys in the wake, uncovering stories that resonate from those times on both sides of the beach. Visiting the islands and lands where Cook went and meeting the descendants of the people Cook met, Sam hears their stories from oral tradition. What did Cook’s arrival

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Hairy Bikers’ Mediterranean Adventure ep.3

Hairy Bikers’ Mediterranean Adventure ep.3

In Hairy Bikers’ Mediterranean Adventure ep.3: the bikers’ Corsican adventure begins in Bonifacio in the south of the island. They head straight for one of the best delis in town to scope out the local cuisine, including the legendary sausage figatelli. Tony, the owner, tells them that there is a holy trinity of ingredients that makes up the basics of

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Turkish cuisine

Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul ep.7

Rick’s road trip reaches a conclusion as he arrives in Istanbul, just in time for the bluefish season, which allows him the chance to enjoy a fishing expedition on the Bosphorus, one of the world’s most strategic waterways, which divides the city into two continents.     Rick also cooks two much-loved local dishes – lavish kofte kebabs with pistachios,

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moussaka

Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul ep.5

Continuing his journey from Venice to Istanbul, Rick Stein arrives in the Greek Peloponnese and samples some memorable dishes and the best home-made moussaka he’s ever had. Back in his Symi island kitchen he cooks Galaktoboureko, Greece’s all-time favourite dessert.     Rick Stein embarks on a new gastronomic road trip from Venice to Istanbul through the countries of the

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gastronomic road trip

Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul ep.2

Rick Stein embarks on a new gastronomic road trip from Venice to Istanbul through the countries of the former Byzantine Empire – a melting pot of east and west.     The chef continues his gastronomic road trip from Venice to Istanbul taking in the countries of the former Byzantine Empire – a renowned melting pot of East and West.

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