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 June 2025.
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Hairy Bikers' Best of British
Time for the hairy ones to go gourmet, celebrating extravagant Britain with lobster, truffles, chocolate and the best cuts of meat on offer.
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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.
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.
1:00:00A sugary episode, as the hairy ones try their hand at making their favourite childhood sweets and make a truly sumptuous cheesecake.
1:00:00The biker duo explore how Britain's love affair with takeaway food has evolved and cook some of their favourites in the Best of British kitchen.
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.
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.
1:00:00The hairy duo celebrate British food. They find out who ate all the pies on the football pitch and discover the story behind some of the nation's best loved pies.
1:00:00The lovable bikers explore how our love affair with beer and cider has evolved over time. They also visit a cider festival, where they press their own.
1:00:00The bikers celebrate British food. For something delicious, it's worth using the best ingredients and cooking them to perfection - however long it takes.
1:00:00The bikers journey through time, celebrating British food. Here they explore how some of our tastiest treats have evolved from a need to preserve.
Series 2
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The 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.
1:00:00 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.
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1:00:00The bikers head to the pub to explore the story behind the boom in pub food and snacks and recreate mouthwatering dishes that would make any publican proud.