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Duration: 1 hour

A typically madcap Hairy Bikers' journey through the verses of one of the most popular Christmas songs.

For each line of the song, the boys have come up with a fantastic twist on a classic Christmas dish. From roast partridge with spiced pears (a partridge in a pear tree) and a classic trio of top-end poulets de Bresse chicken dishes (three French hens) to spiced Christmas pannacotta (eight maids a-milking), and of course the secrets of a perfect roast goose (six geese a-laying).

There are laughs to accompany the cooking: in addition to the fantastic Christmassy grub, the Hairy Bikers corral everyone they meet - including the original inspiration for Alan Partridge, four call centre workers and the fleet-footed Lords (and Ladies) of the Dance - to sing the lines of the Twelve Days of Christmas song, ready for a rendition at their drum-and-pipe-laden Christmas banquet finale in a beautiful manor house in Scotland.

Last on

Sun 18 Dec 2011 11:30 BBC Two only on England, Northern Ireland, Wales

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    Inspired by the Twelve Days of Christmas song, the Hairy Bikers cook a feast of Christmassy grub for a banquet in a beautiful manor house in Scotland.

Credits

Presenter
Dave Myers
Presenter
Si King
Director
Andy Francis
Producer
Andy Francis
Executive Producer
Gill Tierney

Broadcasts

  • Wed 16 Dec 2009 21:00 BBC HD

  • Wed 16 Dec 2009 21:00 BBC Two except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue)

  • Mon 21 Dec 2009 18:00 BBC Two except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue)

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