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Giles Coren and Sue Perkins indulge the Regency diet of 1789-1821. During their week they try boars head and salmon poached in Champagne and discover the origins of the sandwich.

Restaurant Critic Giles Coren and writer and performer Sue Perkins spend a week on a diet spanning the Regency Years of 1789 - 1821. With the wonderful Rosemary Shrager cooking for them at their country manor house, they enjoy the full trappings of the landed gentry. Dressing as a Jane Austen heroine, Sue is on a mission to find a husband, while Giles indulges in being a dandy.

During their week they try a meal fit for a Prince with boars head and salmon poached in Champagne. Giles tries the roast beef of England and together they discover the origins of the sandwich while gambling away their inheritance at the gaming tables. A week filled with drunken abandon and Giles in debtors prison, the Supersizers end their eating extravaganza in true Regency style with a ball complete with dancing.

1 hour

Last on

Thu 4 Sep 2008 23:20

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Giles Coren
Presenter Sue Perkins
Director Emma Peach
Series Producer Alannah Richardson

Broadcasts

  • Tue 24 Jun 2008 21:00
  • Wed 2 Jul 2008 23:20
  • Sat 19 Jul 2008 02:50
  • Wed 3 Sep 2008 23:20
  • Thu 4 Sep 2008 00:20
  • Thu 4 Sep 2008 23:20