
Poland
The Hairy Bikers head north on a big Baltic adventure in search of new cuisines. In Poland, they make sausages and cook Poland's national dish, bigos.
For two sausage-loving bikers, Poland is the ultimate destination, and the boys are like kids in a sweet shop. Si and Dave make sausages in the Polish countryside with a family who have been making them for generations. They visit the home of gingerbread and Copernicus, the astronomer who changed the way we all look at the universe. The boys examine Copernicus's theory and break it down in true bikers' style - using gingerbread.
Both boys are keen to get to know our Polish neighbours better and the fun is mixed with more poignant moments like a visit to the Treblinka Extermination Camp, which has a profound effect on them. Hailing from ship-building communities, Si and Dave can't resist a chance to visit the great shipyards of Gdansk to honour the men and women who stood up to the Soviet regime and helped change the world. They end their journey in the primeval Bialowieza Forest, where they search for the bison grass that flavours the world-famous vodka and cook Poland's national dish, bigos.
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Vodka strawberry cheesecake
Duration: 05:39
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Bigos stew
Duration: 03:29
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Sweet and savoury pierogi
Duration: 04:54
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Making sausages the Polish way
Duration: 02:29
Music Played
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Thin Lizzy
The Boys Are Back In Town
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Thin Lizzy
The Boys Are Back In Town
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The Zutons
Bumbag
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George Ezra
Blame It On Me
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Olly Murs
Thinking Of Me
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Robert Wyatt
Shipbuilding
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Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
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Billy Idol
White Wedding
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George Ezra
Barcelona
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Telex
On The Road Again
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Fleetwood Mac
Oh Well (Parts I & II)
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Frédéric Chopin
Les Sylphides - 8: Grande Valse Brillante in E-flat major, Op. 18
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Elle King
Under the Influence
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Nitin Sawhney
Days Of Fire (feat. Natty)
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Lily Allen
As Long As I Got You
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Frankie Laine With Doris Day
How Lovely Cooks The Meat
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Jethro Tull
Living In The Past
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George Ezra
Blame It On Me
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Grasscut
Curlews
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Si King |
| Presenter | Dave Myers |
| Producer | Stephen Leigh |
| Director | Stephen Leigh |
| Series Producer | Helen Simpson |
| Executive Producer | Gill Tierney |
Broadcasts
- Tue 1 Sep 201520:00
- Sat 5 Sep 201516:30BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Wales
- Sun 6 Sep 201517:00BBC Two Wales
- Thu 24 Sep 201501:15BBC Two except Scotland
- Thu 24 Sep 201501:45BBC Two Scotland
- Mon 21 Dec 201511:00
- Sun 3 Apr 201617:00
- Sat 23 Jul 201612:00
- Sun 10 Sep 201710:00
- Sun 6 Jan 201912:00
- Tue 9 Mar 202119:00BBC Two except Scotland
- Sat 22 Jan 202212:00BBC Two except Scotland




