Hairy Bikers' Best of British
Hairy Bikers' Best of British is a documentary on BBC2. The bikers continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 49 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in April 2025.
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Hairy Bikers' Best of British
The Bikers reveal the British obsession with apples, its passion for pears - with dishes including a beef and apple tagine - and the history of Wassailing.
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1:00:00The Bikers cook up a beef and oyster pie and a crab and scallop mornay. After throwing a crayfish party, they tell the story of an old classic: the winkle.
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1:00:00Time for the hairy ones to go gourmet, celebrating extravagant Britain with lobster, truffles, chocolate and the best cuts of meat on offer.
1:00:00The bikers explore our national love of picnics, celebrating classics such as the Cornish pasty and the Scotch egg, and baking a luxurious Dundee cake.
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1:00:00The Bikers celebrate Britain's fishing industry, revisit Welsh coracle fishing and go to the Isle of Wight to see how other species can replace our over-fished favourites.
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1:00:00The bikers explore how the British have still managed to create remarkable dishes, even in times of war, trying their hand at rabbit stew and carrot cake.
1:00:00The Bikers discover how hard times helped British cooks to create tasty dishes, such as scotch broth, mince and dumplings.
1:00:00The bikers visit British waterways to explore the amazing food available. They try their hand at fly fishing for trout and make a stuffed wild duck.
1:00:00The bikers go veggie, looking at the history of the Vegetarian Society and celebrating some of the most mouthwatering vegetarian dishes on offer.
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1:00:00The Bikers continue their culinary journey by looking across the Channel to see how the French have influenced the way we cook and eat over time.
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1:00:00The bikers explore how our love affair with bread has evolved over centuries, trying their hand at bagel making and their own version of a summer pudding.
1:00:00The fabulous biker boys go on a journey through time to celebrate British food. They start by exploring the culinary influence of the monarchy.
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1:00:00The Bikers reveal that there is so much more to British fowl than roast chicken, cook up a storm with a duck tikka, and tell the history of Norfolk black turkey.
1:00:00The Bikers celebrate our dairy industry as they make dishes including a classic cheese and onion turnover and look at the history of school milk and British cheddar.
1:00:00The Bikers revisit the 1970s - a food decade that's often stigmatised - and show how a well-prepared chicken cordon bleu and banoffee pie can be a gastronomic delight.
1:00:00The Bikers focus on sheep which have provided us with milk, meat and wool for thousands of years - dishes include mechoui lamb and a hogget and barley stew.
1:00:00More homegrown fun with food as Dave and Si return to the 1960s, prepare Steak Diane and profiteroles, and discover the height of 1960s dining.
1:00:00The Bikers explore the 'special relationship' between America and Britain's culinary cultures by making a rich clam chowder and chocolate brownies.
1:00:00The Bikers explore the impact Britain's colonial past has on food, from chai in bread and butter pudding to India pale ale in sausage casserole.
1:00:00The Bikers explore the relationship between food and faith - dishes include Simnel cake and beef brisket, and they also find out more about hot cross buns.