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Norfolk

Giles Coren looks at how food is grown across the UK. Giles works as a fisherman in Norfolk and also discovers the hidden past of the Christmas turkey and the humble turnip.

Giles Coren embarks on a journey across Britain to discover how our landscape, history and climate shape what we grow and where we grow it.

Giles and the team start in Norfolk, a county where local, seasonal foods are just as important as large-scale commercial farming. Giles learns to tell the difference between a male and female crab when he gets a taste of life as a Cromer fisherman, while Lucy Worsley uncovers the Mexican past of our traditional Christmas turkey. The team also discover how the humble turnip changed the way we farm, and why half of all our sugar comes from a rather grubby Norfolk root.

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Wed 2 May 201200:30

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Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterGiles Coren
PresenterGiles Coren
PresenterJames Wong
PresenterJames Wong
PresenterLucy Worsley
PresenterLucy Worsley
PresenterAlex Langlands
PresenterAlex Langlands
Executive ProducerLisa Ausden
Executive ProducerLisa Ausden
Series ProducerSarah Gibbs
Series ProducerSarah Gibbs

Broadcasts

  • Wed 4 Apr 201220:00
  • Tue 24 Apr 201200:25
  • Wed 2 May 201200:30