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Escape to River Cottage 1999 · 7 eps

1. 1 Episode 1 Hugh arrives at River Cottage, a former Gamekeeper's cottage in west Dorset. He sets about removing the plants from the garden and starts planting his vegetables. Mar 18, 1999
2. 2 Episode 2 Hugh's been at the cottage a month, his vegetables have been planted and they are growing nicely. Pike is on the menu today, but he'll have to catch one first. There's also a trip… Mar 25, 1999
3. 3 Episode 3 The vegetables are doing so well, Hugh decided to enter them at the Beaminster Show. He also enters the Home Craft section with his own jam and a sponge cake. Then it's off on a f… Apr 1, 1999
4. 4 Episode 4 Hugh has discovered that he is not alone at River Cottage, there are mice at the cottage and he wants rid of them - by humane means. There's an early start to try and bag a roebuc… Apr 8, 1999
5. 5 Episode 5 Hugh decides that the river that give the cottage its name should contribute to his larder. So he has an eel trap made and puts it to use in the river. He also spends the day as a… Apr 15, 1999
6. 6 Episode 6 The day has arrived for Hugh's pigs to go to slaughter. He intends to use "everything but the oink", so enlists the help of Ray and Victor. Then it's party-time to say thank you t… Apr 22, 1999
7. 7 Christmas at River Cottage Christmas Special at River Cottage Apr 29, 1999

Return to River Cottage 2000 · 7 eps

1. 1 Episode 1 It's April, one year since Hugh moved to River Cottage. Hugh negotiates with his neighbour to secure the use of a four and a half acre (18,200 m²) field, just enough to support a … Jan 14, 2000
2. 2 Episode 2 Two of Hugh's chickens aren't acclimating to their 8-foot (2.4 m)-high coop, so he sells them at the annual poultry auction and buys three new birds. Hugh prepares a fruit fool wi… Jan 21, 2000
3. 3 Episode 3 Hugh's landlords the Hitches are hosting a medieval fair, and Hugh offers up one of his pigs for spit roasting. Hugh attempts to breed Marge the cow with a bull named Regulus. Hug… Jan 28, 2000
4. 4 Episode 4 Unseasonal rains flatten Hugh's potential hay crop, and the tomatoes in his polytunnel are stricken by blight. Sheep shower Joanna helps Hugh groom one of his sheep—coincidentally… Feb 4, 2000
5. 5 Episode 5 The tomato crop has survived the blight, and Hugh prepares to take on organic grower Michael in a friendly competition at the farmer's market. Hugh turns his tomatoes into a varie… Feb 11, 2000
6. 6 Episode 6 Hugh tries brewing his own beer, using a hop plant he's found growing atop a tree. Later, he employs Nigel, an expert in hedge laying, to tame the trees behind the cottage. In exc… Feb 18, 2000
7. 7 Return to River Cottage - Q&A with Hugh Q&A with Hugh Feb 25, 2000

River Cottage Forever 2002 · 9 eps

1. 1 Episode 1 Hugh cooks up a limpet pie and his neighbour Jo Forsey comes to check his sheep stock and declares that at least two are in lamb and that the birth is imminent. Jul 18, 2002
2. 2 Episode 2 After several days and sleepless nights, Hugh's first ewe finally gives birth to twins - the perfect Easter present. Jul 25, 2002
3. 3 Episode 3 It's late May, the vet calls and it's bad news: Marge the cow is not as pregnant as Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall once thought, there'll be no more lambs and the first batch of eggs… Aug 1, 2002
4. 4 Episode 4 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall invites two local felt-making experts to turn his sheep's fleeces into a fashionable garment. He is asked to make the tea for a cricket match, and ends… Aug 8, 2002
5. 5 Episode 5 Hugh's beginning to get the hang of his Dorset down-shifting experiment - or so he thinks. Under the hot summer sun, the animals at River Cottage are giving him considerable grief. Aug 15, 2002
6. 6 Episode 6 It's high summer and with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's vegetable garden in fine shape he's decided to enter the Vegetable Challenge Cup at his local horticultural show. Aug 22, 2002
7. 7 Episode 6 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall finds that one of his old ewes has died. It's a sad day at River Cottage as later on he sends two of his pigs to the abattoir. Aug 29, 2002
8. 8 Episode 8 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's Dorset down-shifting experiment finally comes to an end. As winter draws in, he has one major money-earner up his sleeve. Sep 5, 2002
9. 9 River Cottage Forever - Q&A with Hugh River Cottage Forever - Q&A with Hugh Sep 12, 2002

Tales from River Cottage 2006 · 10 eps

1. 1 Getting Started Hugh looks back on his early days at river cottage offering advice to other as to how to start their own adventures into small holding. May 25, 2006
2. 2 A Garden of Delights From putting in his first organic veg beds, running the gauntlet of pests, to harvesting bumper crops from his polytunnel. He also offer tips on how to triumph at the local Hortic… Jun 1, 2006
3. 3 Joy of Pigs Hugh reminisces about his adventures with his pigs - from buying his first pig to training his breeding sow to hunt for truffles. Jun 8, 2006
4. 4 Friends and Neighbours Good friends and helpful neighbours are an essential part of the rural idyll. Hugh recalls his initiation into the rural Dorset community. Jun 15, 2006
5. 5 Business and Barter Hugh believes that to achieve a thoroughly good living, you need to be ready to barter and heckle. He charts the rise of his own little enterprise, from the local farmers market t… Jun 22, 2006
6. 6 Chicken and Eggs The difference between a vegetable garden and a smallholding is livestock, and every smallholder needs chickens. Hugh recalls his poultry learning curve. Jun 29, 2006
7. 7 Local Crafts and Customs Hugh tells us about some of the local customs he learned. Jul 6, 2006
8. 8 The River and the Sea Hugh explains how the river and sea offer the free food - from crabs and cuttlefish to eels and pike. Jul 13, 2006
9. 9 The Wild Larder Hugh explains why wild food should be a part of the smallholder's diet. Jul 20, 2006
10. 10 Land and Livestock Hugh decides to continue as a small farmer - but how far should he go? Jul 27, 2006

Beyond River Cottage 2004 · 10 eps

1. 1 Episode 1 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has outgrown the old River Cottage and now owns a 44 Acre farm in Dorset. To improve the economy of the new farm Hugh realizes he needs to branch out i… Oct 1, 2004
2. 2 Episode 2 Hugh has finally located a suitable property and begins transforming the site into a going concern. His first challenge is to prepare one of the buildings to open for a special Va… Oct 8, 2004
3. 3 Episode 3 In this episode Hugh has to deal with impending birth of piglets. He solve the problem of no toilets for the new restaurant and finally tests some new soup receipts at the Bristol… Oct 15, 2004
4. 4 Episode 4 The year has moved to April. With the seasonal spring vegetables coming into their own, Hugh decides to set up a special seasonal dinner for 40 paying customers. Oct 22, 2004
5. 5 Episode 5 The year is moving to late spring and the lambing has gone very well. Hugh attempts to win the Blossom Picnic Festival. Finally he decides to learn a bit about traditional English… Oct 29, 2004
6. 6 Episode 6 River Cottage HQ restaurant has been open for a month and things are going well. Hugh agrees to host a wedding feast for over a 100 guests, using nothing but produce grown on his … Nov 5, 2004
7. 7 Episode 7 Summer is now if full swing. Hugh inspired by an excellent crop of tomatoes decides to conduct a tomato festival at River Cottage HQ in an attempt to make money from the over-supp… Nov 12, 2004
8. 8 Episode 8 Moving into Autumn Hugh decides to enter competitions promoted by the local bee keeping society. He also decides to try and reignite interest in offal by preparing tripe for the l… Nov 19, 2004
9. 9 Episode 9 Hugh takes up pottery skills to learn how to make clay pots designed for cooking chickens. He also goes in search of mushrooms from the air and finally he arranges for his ewes to… Nov 26, 2004
10. 10 Episode 10: A River Cottage Christmas Feast Hugh ends the year with a medieval feast including 10 birds within a bird. He also takes his staff to a Christmas party hunting and then cooking squid freshly caught that day. Dec 3, 2004

The View from River Cottage 2005 · 6 eps

1. 1 Growing Your Own Hugh's journey towards self-sufficiency started out with a modest vegetable patch and a handful of animals, but he soon realised the importance of growing your own fruit, vegetabl… Oct 19, 2005
2. 2 Thrift and Graft From learning to make felt from his sheep's fleeces to trying to revive traditions of tripe eating at the local farmers market, Hugh's determined that no part of his precious live… Oct 26, 2005
3. 3 Going Local Continuing his retrospective assessment of the vital elements of rural life, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall looks back on his ever-increasing commitment to sourcing his food locally. Nov 2, 2005
4. 4 The Wild Harvest Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall looks back on the part that wild food has played over his six years of Dorset downshifting. Nov 9, 2005
5. 5 One for the Pot Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall looks back on his experiences of bagging 'one for the pot' from the rabbits that are eating his lettuces. Nov 16, 2005
6. 6 Feasting and Fun Hugh revisits some of his finest food gatherings, including a blossom party picnic and an annual cider knees-up. Nov 23, 2005

River Cottage Road Trip 2005 · 2 eps

1. 1 Episode 1 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall heads off to Dumfriesshire and Cumbria in search of culinary inspiration and some regional recipes that he can take back home. Hugh throws himself int… Nov 30, 2005
2. 2 Episode 2 Hugh concludes his trip by heading to the Lake District and Yorkshire in search of the finest northern tea experience. On his return to Dorset, he stops off in Birmingham, where h… Dec 7, 2005

The River Cottage Treatment 2006 · 3 eps

1. 1 Fast Food Chicken Addicts Hugh entertains a group of fast food addicted city folk. With busy lifestyles and no desire to cook, the only solution seems to be buying something from the chinese, kebab or curr… Nov 2, 2006
2. 2 Ready Mealers Cook Real Meals Hugh is faced with a group of self-confessed ready meal addicts. Hugh struggles to cope with their laziness, food foibles and squeamish approach to fresh produce. Nov 9, 2006
3. 3 Too Lazy to Cook Hugh deals with the takeaway townies: too lazy to cook, shop or even bung something in the microwave! Can he change their ways and turn them into competent cooks? Nov 16, 2006

River Cottage: Gone Fishing 2007 · 3 eps

1. 1 Episode 1 Hugh heads to the Channel Islands to cast his fishing rod into the ocean. What he catches, he cooks, either on board his boat or on the beach. Nov 8, 2007
2. 2 Episode 2 Hugh visits the Hebrides in Scotland where he learns about how the sea and the food it provides have shaped life on the islands. He also sources shellfish and sustainable salmon, … Nov 15, 2007
3. 3 Episode 3 Hugh returns home to the West Country where he teams up with the region's most progressive fishermen to investigate commercial developments in sustainable fishing. Nov 22, 2007

River Cottage: Spring 2008 · 4 eps

1. 1 Lamb and Asparagus Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall cooks using produce from Britain's abundant spring harvest, including asparagus, artichokes and lamb. The chef's mother's shepherd's pie recipe is tast… May 28, 2008
2. 2 Lettuce and Bees Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall prepares dishes using seasonal lettuce and spinach from his kitchen garden and dandelion and burdock grown in the hedgerows. The experimental Bristol s… Jun 4, 2008
3. 3 Goats and Potatoes The potatoes and radishes are ready for picking and the broad beans are de-podded for a luxurious dish of beans on toast. Vegan Jess chooses a batch of hens from a battery egg far… Jun 11, 2008
4. 4 Gooseberries and Garlic Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall celebrates the arrival of summer with a fair. He prepares elderflower champagne and the Bristol families spit-roast pigs, lamb and goat. The final crop… Jun 18, 2008

River Cottage: Autumn 2008 · 5 eps

1. 1 Beetroot and Ducks It's autumn at River Cottage and Hugh's going to get us all eating beetroot. There's duck on the menu too, hatched by Hugh himself as well as some wild birds bagged by hunter-gath… Oct 16, 2008
2. 2 Spelt and Cauliflower The autumn abundance is enough to tempt committed carnivore, Hugh, to lay on a slap up vegetarian feast at the River Cottage Canteen. But there's one vegetable that's not invited.… Oct 23, 2008
3. 3 Wild Food Feast We're deep into autumn and the harvest has been hearty for Hugh and his faithful River Cottage crew. As a reward for their hard work, Hugh's planning a slap up meal and, to show t… Oct 30, 2008
4. 4 Hugh's Bonfire Bash It's firework time at River Cottage and Hugh's preparing for a Bonfire Night shindig. But before any marshmallows can be toasted there's some hard graft needed, as the team bottle… Nov 6, 2008
5. 5 Christmas at River Cottage Hugh uses the fat from a cow's 'kidney knob' to make a spectacular flaming jam roly poly, his road test for a Christmas pudding with a twist Dec 13, 2008

River Cottage: Summer's Here 2009 · 4 eps

1. 1 Veal Hugh is trying to change the opinion of veal, which has recently been avoided in Britain on the grounds of poor welfare. He visits a local farm that is producing welfare friendly … Jun 3, 2009
2. 2 Leftovers Hugh wants to run a 'Leftovers Night' at the River Cottage Canteen. Together with chef Tim Maddams they make canapes from leftover fish, gnocchi from roast potatoes and puddings f… Jun 10, 2009
3. 3 Cabbages and Slugs Hugh learns slugs have been scoffing the soft cabbages so he plans some drastic action. Snails have long been established on the River Cottage menu, so Hugh wonders if he can turn… Jun 17, 2009
4. 4 Strawberry Fair River Cottage is celebrating the strawberry this summer with a massive 500-person strawberry fete. In preparation, Hugh and the River Cottage gardeners plant strawberries in every… Jun 24, 2009

River Cottage: Winter's on the Way 2009 · 5 eps

1. 1 Mushrooms and Pears Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall returns to celebrate the selection of fare available over the autumn and winter seasons. After travelling to Gloucestershire for expert advice on makin… Nov 12, 2009
2. 2 Rabbits and Wine Hugh deals with a rabbit invasion in his garden by bringing in two warreners, and takes his children to Devon to look for wild mussels with French teacher Nathalie Arnold and her … Nov 19, 2009
3. 3 Chillis and Pumpkins Hugh prepares a chilli and pumpkin party for 200 people. He joins Gill Mellow and Tim Maddams to resurrect a childhood favourite of crispy pancakes using smoked pollack, bacon, ch… Nov 26, 2009
4. 4 Getting Ready for Christmas Hugh begins his preparations for Christmas, making chocolate brownies to give as gifts and using his slaughtered steer to create canapes of biltong and pastrami for a party. He he… Dec 3, 2009
5. 5 Episode 5 - Heroes To celebrate a bumper year at River Cottage, Hugh has some of his food heroes round for a fabulous four course dinner including rare mushrooms, ten bird spit roast and the ultimat… Dec 10, 2009

River Cottage: Every Day 2010 · 9 eps

1. 1 Meat Hugh believes the way to make organic free range meat fit your budget, is to eat and enjoy cheap cuts rather than cheap meat. Sep 23, 2010
2. 2 Fish Hugh's challenge this time is to convert a house full of student girls to the delights of fresh fish with dishes ranging from marvellous mussels to tempting Thai fish curries. Sep 30, 2010
3. 3 Vegetables Hugh tries to win over the shoppers of Bridport to the delights of crudités, and persuade some of Poole's fire fighters to go vegetarian. Oct 7, 2010
4. 4 Fruit With fruit sales falling in the UK, Hugh heads off to a typical suburban street to see if he can get people excited again by nature's original sweet treats, from Eton Mess to loll… Oct 14, 2010
5. 5 Breakfast Hugh shows that breakfast really is the most important meal of the day, with Swiss-style muesli soaked in fruit juice, pancakes, sausage-stuffed grilled mushroom and a 'full Engli… Oct 21, 2010
6. 6 Lunch Hugh tries to rescue lunchtime with the ultimate cheese sandwich, a DIY lunch box, healthy instant noodle snacks in a pot, and a family Sunday roast with a twist. Oct 28, 2010
7. 7 Bread Hugh makes bread. Everything from simple white loaves to tangy sourdoughs, cheese and Guinness stuffed soda breads, an Italian bread salad, and his favourite summer sandwich. Nov 4, 2010
8. 8 Treats This time at River Cottage the theme is treats, with everything from sponge cake, lemon curd muffins, cheesy tarts and a vanilla and elderflower panna cotta. Nov 11, 2010
9. 9 River Cottage Christmas Fayre River Cottage welcomes the festive season with a Christmas Fayre as Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and his team offer up their secrets on how to enjoy the perfect Christmas holiday. Nov 18, 2010

River Cottage: Veg Every Day 2011 · 8 eps

1. 1 Bring It On! In this first episode, Hugh makes peace with the pigs, and says goodbye to bacon sandwiches, and instead heads into the River Cottage vegetable garden to see what green summer veg… Oct 16, 2011
2. 2 Grow Your Own This second programme is all about the garden. Hugh and the garden team revel in the first sweet roots of summer - delicious whether snaffled down raw in the veg patch or cooked u… Oct 23, 2011
3. 3 Feast Hugh prepares to cook a meat-free feast. But he faces a battle with the slugs who are tucking into his vegetable patch with vigour! Catering for a wedding party, Hugh has convince… Oct 30, 2011
4. 4 Summer Pleasures Hugh's commitment to a summer without flesh takes a hit when he joins a fishing trip and has to pass up the fresh mackerel sushi. So he visits Sachiko in Birmingham, where a Japan… Nov 6, 2011
5. 5 Power Hugh immerses himself in the pleasures of wild swimming with vegetarian triathlete Colin. Meanwhile, Tim and James go head to head in the kitchen with a summer veg showdown. Colin… Nov 13, 2011
6. 6 Cost Hugh is well into his summer without meat. But even though he's turned veggie, life goes on - and it's time to take two of the River Cottage sheep to slaughter. But Hugh now recko… Nov 28, 2011
7. 7 Finale Hugh has spent the summer dedicating his time and attention to vegetables. In this final episode his experiment of not eating meat ends, and it's fish he first turns back to. Stil… Nov 27, 2011
8. 8 Veg Heroes Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall looks back at his summer of vegetarian living through the eyes of the people who helped turn him from a committed carnivore into a veg muncher and crun… Apr 12, 2012

River Cottage: Three Go Mad 2012 · 3 eps

1. 1 The Actors Philip Glenister, Keeley Hawes and Felicity Kendal join Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall for a two-day cookery master class at River Cottage farm, including fishing, foraging and tasty… Sep 5, 2012
2. 2 The Comedians Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is joined at River Cottage by comedians Robert Webb, Lee Mack and Ruby Wax. Can two days of classes whip them into shape as serious chefs? Sep 12, 2012
3. 3 Three Go Mad at Christmas Hugh welcomes comedy actors Kathy Burke, Stephen Mangan and Mark Heap to River Cottage. What could possibly go wrong? Sep 19, 2012