Rick Stein's Cornwall
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30:00Rick Stein's Cornwall
Rick visits the Rame Peninsula, which is far from the traditional tourist track and known for its beaches and cliffs, and also explores the history of the Cornish pasty.
30:00As Rick's Cornish odyssey comes to an end, he takes a city break in Truro, where he discovers an unusual ghost story and tours the magnificent cathedral.
Series 2
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30:00Rick learns about a time when the Cornish were taken as slaves by pirates, joins one of the last fishing boats in St Mawes, and meets two mackerel-cooking entrepreneur chefs.
30:00Rick visits a mausoleum with a macabre story on the River Tamar, meets chef Emily Scott to taste the meal that she cooked for American president Joe Biden, and takes to the waves.
30:00Rick discovers how the Cornish landscape influenced Turner, joins an auctioneer at Newlyn Fish Market, and learns about Caerhays Castle's link to Victorian plant hunters.
30:00Rick joins a team diving for razor clams, makes a dish of grilled shangurro clams, visits Newlyn's ordnance datum and is shown beautiful copperwork at the Penlee Museum.
Series 3
Rick spends a surreal afternoon watching a German film crew at work on a Cornish romance and discovers a brain-boosting mushroom, which he promptly puts in a stir-fry.
Rick finds out about the back-breaking work done by women in Cornwall’s mines, gets a little merry on botanical spirits, and adds a cheeky nip to his yummy clementine trifle.
Rick enjoys one of the world’s most scenic ferry crossings, rustles up a tasty vegetarian tart, and investigates the Cornish influence on Oscar-winning composer Malcolm Arnold.
Rick visits a deer farm near Bodmin Moor, makes a stunning but simple Venison Wellington and, over a pint with comedian Jonny Cowling, defines the Cornish sense of humour.
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30:00Rick goes on a tour around the beautiful Camel Estuary, visits his long-time fish supplier Matthew Stevens, and examines the impact of second home ownership on Cornwall.
30:00Rick learns how Cornwall was at the heart of British Empire communications and also meets William Golding's daughter to learn about the inspiration behind his novel Lord of the Flies.
Series 3
Rick goes fishing under sail for his favourite oysters, makes a delicious fish soup and discovers the all-but-forgotten story of Cornwall’s ancient capital, Lostwithiel.
After soaking up the ambience at one of the UK’s last live cattle markets, Rick’s in the mood for steak and kidney pudding before setting sail out of Falmouth in a handbuilt boat.
Rick discovers Europe’s largest tea plantation on the banks of the River Fal, bakes a simple yet sumptuous fruited tea loaf and finds out how Cornwall inspired Charles Dickens.
Rick makes heritage cider with Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path. Later, he cooks a chicken, leek and cider gratin for his old friend John Harris and meets a sea shanty group with a difference.
Rick forages for mussels in his favourite rock pools, tours Bodmin Moor’s dark past with his son Jack and cooks a foolproof souffle with artisanal Cornish goat’s cheese.
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30:00Rick meets a man who is paid to eat 700 samples of cheese a week and then heads to Newlyn, which is the unlikely setting of one of Britain's most revolutionary art movements.
30:00Rick heads from Penzance to the Isles of Scilly, where he learns about one of the Royal Navy's worst shipping disasters and meets a beekeeper trying to breed a native honeybee.