Bread

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Synopsis

The boys are back. As the UK tightens its collective economic belt, what better way to lift the spirits than combining a spot of home baking with the ever popular Hairy Bikers, as they return to our screens as The Hairy Bakers. In each episode of this new four part series the Hairy Bikers, Dave Myers and Simon King, take to the road to find the very best in baking in Britain.

The first programme in the series looks at bread. As a nation we routinely consume ciabatta, focaccia and naan, but how many of us can turn out a decent loaf? Our biking Bakers show how easy and rewarding it can be, visiting Doncaster market and baking a healthy white roll for the perfect bacon and sausage buttie.

The Hairies commandeer a windmill in Lincolnshire to mill their own flour and make a classic brown loaf to go with the perfect ploughman's lunch. They also conjure up homemade naan bread and a curry on the shores of Derwent Valley in the Peak District, whilst back in the warmth of Dave's kitchen they bake a fantastic Brown Ale and Cheese bread, served with onion soup.

Credits

Presenter

Dave Myers

Presenter

Simon King

Director

Nicky Taylor

Producer

Vicky Jepson

Broadcasts

1. Mon 18 Aug 2008
   20:30
   BBC Two
2. Mon 18 Aug 2008
   20:30
   BBC HD
3. Tue 19 Aug 2008
   20:00
   BBC HD
4. Wed 3 Sep 2008
   02:05
   BBC One
5. Sat 6 Sep 2008
   17:05
   BBC Two (England, Scotland only)
6. Sat 8 Nov 2008
   19:35
   BBC Two (Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland (Analogue) only)
7. Wed 22 Apr 2009
   19:45
   BBC HD
8. Tue 5 May 2009
   19:30
   BBC HD
9. Wed 20 May 2009
   19:15
   BBC HD
10. Tue 16 Jun 2009
    18:00
    BBC HD