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 February 2026.
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Hairy Bikers' Best of British
Dave and Si explore British woodlands to reveal the hidden gems that can be found within them - they also make a wild boar ragu and a creamy bramble fool.
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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.
Series 2
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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.
1:00:00The Bikers explore British beef by visiting a farmer looking to the future with his Wagyu cattle, discovering the history of tripe, and learning how to roast an ox.
1:00:00The Bikers explore Britain's love of comfort food - as well as a classic rice pudding, Dave prepares stuffed cabbage leaves and Si makes a flat rib broth.
1:00:00The Bikers celebrate the humble spud - from a Lancashire potato and butter pie to a chicken casserole with potato cobbler - and look at British potato vodka.
1:00:00Those Great Brits the Hairy Bikers celebrate Blighty's best food - here they get a taste for the exotic and prepare a classic chilli gingerbread.
50:00The 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.
50:00The 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.
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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.
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1:00:00The Bikers celebrate the British love affair with pork as they prepare a traditional gala pie and a sumptuous rolled pork loin with apricots and ginger.
1:00:00The Bikers celebrate our marketplaces, baking a walnut and fudge cake and travelling to Ludlow to peruse the market and discuss the impact of supermarkets.
1:00:00More treats from Blighty with those biker boys - here dishes include a tempura dish from the Isle of Man and a cranachan with Islay whisky.
1:00:00The 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 fabulous biker boys go on a journey through time to celebrate British food. They start by exploring the culinary influence of the monarchy.
1:00:00Uplifting stuff as the bikers explore how certain recipes can put a spring back in your step, whether it's a bowl of chicken noodle soup or a fish dish.
1:00:00The bikers explore how Britain's love affair with cheese has evolved over centuries, and discover that the original cheesecake recipes were British.
1:00:00Si and Dave explore how British ingredients can combine to make classic pairings. The duo create a pork and apple dish and a pear and stilton tart.
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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.
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.