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The Bikers meet some extraordinary artisan bakers on Norway's west coast and bake Scandinavian rye bread and pirogi (ham- and Jarlsberg-filled pastries) in amazing locations.

The Hairy Bikers start their epic 5,000-mile bakeation in Kristiansund on Norway's stunning west coast. They ride out along the Atlantic highway, ferry-hopping from island to island, and enjoy the thrilling biking provided by the spectacular roads that hug the rugged coastline of the fjords before arriving in the capital, Oslo, for the annual Norway Day celebrations.

As they travel, they meet extraordinary artisan bakers, who are only too keen to teach them how to make their Norwegian specialities. They also meet some talented home-bakers, including 95-year-old Nikka, who rustles up waffles on her 65-year-old waffle iron. The Bikers choose amazing locations to cook some of their favourite Norwegian recipes: Scandinavian rye bread, cardamom and lemon cookies, and pirogi (ham- and Jarlsberg-filled pastries).

On their travels, they taste the Norwegian delicacies of brown cheese and aquavit, Si rediscovers his Viking roots, and they both push themselves to the limit when they attempt the Olympic bobsleigh run.

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Sun 7 Jan 202415:30

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Music Played

  • a-ha

    Take On Me

  • Adele

    I'll Be Waiting

  • a-ha

    The Sun Always Shines on TV

  • Thompson Twins

    Hold Me Now

  • Plan B

    Stay Too Long

  • Alexander Rybak

    Fairytale

  • Mark Ronson

    Inversion

  • Bat for Lashes

    Daniel

  • Noah and the Whale

    Give It All Back

  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham

    Peer Gynt (1987 Remastered Version): Prelude (Morning)

  • Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Jerzy Maksymiuk

    Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 - III Anitra's Dance

  • The Rapiers

    In The Hall of The Mountain King

  • San Fonteyn and Boosesy and Hawkes

    Ski Sunday

  • The Vaccines

    Norgaard

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterSi King
PresenterDave Myers
Series ProducerOliver Clark
Executive ProducerGill Tierney
DirectorJoanna Brame

Broadcasts

  • Tue 13 Mar 201220:00
  • Thu 15 Mar 201219:00
  • Fri 4 May 201217:00
  • Sat 25 Aug 201201:40
  • Thu 8 Nov 201216:15
  • Tue 1 Oct 201319:00
  • Wed 18 Jun 201415:45
  • Mon 13 May 201916:15
  • Fri 17 Sep 202115:15
  • Sun 7 Jan 202415:30

The language of baking across Europe with the OU

The language of baking across Europe with the OU

Find out how the Bikers broke through the language barrier with the Open University.