July 15th to 19th

Damien and his partner, Anthony, set off for the warm embrace of the Italian countryside.

Damien can do some writing for a new book - allowing their builder Mr Mullaney to properly fit the granite worktops that he's been dreaming of "from what seems like the beginning of the Jurassic era".

But there's trouble in paradise when Damien receives a call to tell him their Umbrian villa has collapsed and they will have to go somewhere else. Luckily, his agent Ian is quick to the rescue...

More entries from the kitchen diary of cookery writer, Damien Trench - "no matter how grizzly" as he puts it "or, indeed, how gristly".

Written by and starring Miles Jupp.

Also featuring Damien's easy-to-follow recipes for:

* A perfect pasta puttanesca
* Comforting Cornish Pasties
* Something for the more experimental, "pilchards al limone".

Damien Trench ...... Miles Jupp
Anthony ...... Justin Edwards
Mr Mullaney ...... Brendan Dempsey
Ian Frobisher ...... Philip Fox
BA Lady/Helpful Student ...... Alex Tregear

Producer: Sam Michell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011.