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Season 2 – Rick Stein's Cornwall

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Rick Stein champions the food, culture and history of Cornwall.
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Rick Stein's Cornwall — Season 2

Rick Stein's Cornwall — Season 2

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Episode 1 Aired Jan 3, 2022 Rick Stein takes a trip back in time to his early days running a nightclub in Padstow; in Bude, there's just enough time for a bracing dip in the town's sea pool. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 4, 2022 Rick Stein travels to St Ives to meet one of Britain's little-known artists, Alfred Wallis; Rick visits a rare collection of Medieval stained-glass windows in the church of St Neot; he takes part in a rather unusual celebration called Oak Apple Day. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 5, 2022 Rick meets biologist Gillian Burke who takes Rick on a walk through a habitat called an Atlantic Temperate Rainforest, on the banks of the Helford River; Rick follows his passion for cured meats when he discovers a team making premium Cornish salami. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 6, 2022 Cornwall has a fair share of folktales; one is found near Land's End, where Rick recounts the tale of the Mermaid of Zennor; Rick joins a small army of seaweed harvesters who are feeding an increasing appetite for a natural food more common in Japan. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 7, 2022 Following in the footsteps of one of his literary heroes, Rick roams the dramatic north Cornish coast to tell the story of one of Britain's writers, Thomas Hardy and his little-known love affair with a Cornishwoman. Details Episode 6 Aired Jan 10, 2022 Cornish King Crab is on the menu for Rick as he heads out of Newquay to catch and cook this crustacean; it's a trip inland to Bodmin Moor to meet Robin Hanbury Tenison, one of the 20th century's last great explorers. Details Episode 7 Aired Jan 11, 2022 Rick boards the ferry in Penzance to take him to the Isles of Scilly, a group of islands which were once part of Cornwall; he finds out about the islands' history, including one of the Royal Navy's worst shipping disasters. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 12, 2022 On a visit to a dairy, Rick meets a man who is paid to eat 700 samples of cheese a week; Rick pulls his cheese and chive scones out of the oven; the salty old fishing town of Newlyn is Rick's next stop. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 13, 2022 Rick's in Falmouth to learn that Cornwall used to be at the very heart of our Empire's communication system and is a working port; it's the seas around Cornwall which inspired author William Golding to write his famous novel, "Lord of the Flies." Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 14, 2022 Rick learns from a professional forager who takes him on a tour around the beautiful Camel Estuary; it's a trip down memory lane with his long-time fish supplier Matthew Stevens who remembers Cornwall before the tourists came. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 17, 2022 Rick joins a team diving for Razor Clams, which he takes back to the kitchen to make a quick, but tasty dish of grilled Shangurro Clams; at the end of Newlyn Pier, Rick visits a little hut. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 18, 2022 Following in the footsteps of Turner, Rick discovers how much the Cornish landscape influenced his work; at Newlyn Fish Market, Rick counts in the daily catch with the head auctioneer, who tells him how the market has adapted to modern times. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 19, 2022 On the banks of the River Tamar, Rick visits a mausoleum with a rather macabre story; on the wild Atlantic coast, he meets fellow chef Emily Scott, who recreates the meal she cooked for President Joe Biden during the recent G7 summit. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 20, 2022 In the town of Looe, Rick learns about a time when the Cornish were taken as slaves by the North African pirates; he joins one of the last fishing boats in St. Mawes and uses the catch of lemon sole to make a warm salad. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 21, 2022 Rick visits the Rame Peninsula; this part of Cornwall is famed for its cliffs and beaches; it's also where he meets a beachcomber who has found some remarkable objects washed up on the shore. Details

Season Info

Director
Matt Bennett, Sarah Myland
Executive Producer
Matt Bennett
Network
BBC
Genre
Documentary, Travel, Special Interest
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 3, 2022