Rick Stein's Cornwall
Rick Stein's Cornwall is a TV show on BBC2. Rick Stein shares his love and passion for the people and places of his beloved Cornwall. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 40 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in May 2025.
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30:00Rick Stein's Cornwall
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.
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30:00Rick catches up with best-selling author Patrick Gale on the trail of Second World War poet Charles Causley before heading home to whip up his favourite sea bass dish.
30:00Rick 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 a yummy clementine trifle.
30:00Rick enjoys one of the world's most scenic ferry crossings, rustles up a vegetarian tart, and investigates the Cornish influence on Oscar-winning composer Malcolm Arnold.
30:00Rick visits a deer farm near Bodmin Moor, makes a stunning but simple venison wellington, and defines the Cornish sense of humour over a pint with comedian Jonny Cowling.
30:00Rick 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 of Lostwithiel.
30:00Rick soaks up the ambience at one of the UK's last live cattle markets, is in the mood for steak and kidney pudding, and sets sail out of Falmouth in a hand-built boat.
30:00Rick 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.
30:00Rick makes heritage cider with author Raynor Winn, cooks a chicken, leek and cider gratin for his old friend John Harris, and meets a sea shanty group with a difference.
30:00Rick 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.
Series 2
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30:00Rick 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.
30:00Rick 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.
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.
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.
30:00Cornish king crab is on the menu for Rick as he heads out of Newquay to catch and cook this tasty crustacean before heading to Bodmin Moor to meet explorer Robin Hanbury.