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Recession

Si and Dave discover how necessity often forced British cooks to pull out all the stops in an effort to create tasty dishes, such as scotch broth, mince and dumplings.

Si and Dave continue their foodie journey through time, as they celebrate British food.

In this programme, they discover how necessity often forced British cooks to pull out all the stops in an effort to create tasty dishes. In fact some of our favourite meals have been born out of hard times. From tummy fillers like mince and dumplings to hearty scotch broths, when the going gets tough, we often turn to food for comfort.

Stunning dishes and fascinating stories told by the popular culinary duo.

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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:01

    Mumford & Sons

    Little Lion Man

  • 00:02

    Plan B

    She Said

  • 00:03

    Mumford & Sons

    Roll Away Your Stone

  • 00:04

    Pink Floyd

    Money

  • 00:08

    The Bees

    Chicken Payback

  • 00:13

    Mumford & Sons

    The Cave

  • 00:19

    David Bowie

    Golden Years

  • 00:24

    The Stranglers

    Peaches

  • 00:32

    The 5th Dimension

    Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In

  • 00:38

    The Bees

    Listening Man

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Si King
Presenter Dave Myers
Series Producer Karen Plumb
Executive Producer Pete Lawrence

Broadcasts

Recipes

Try out the dishes from Hairy Bikers' Best of British