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Season 1

  • S01E01 Rations and Roly-Poly

    • November 22, 1995
    • BBC Two

    Six-part series charting the changes in Britain's food habits over the past 50 years. Rations and Roly-Poly. How the population coped with rationing during and afterthe Second World War.

  • S01E02 Aspic and Aspirations

    • November 29, 1995
    • BBC Two

    Second in the six-part series chartingthe changes in Britain's food habits. Aspic and Aspirations. In rationingwas lifted, plenty of ingredients were available and elegant entertainingwas the order of the day.

  • S01E03 Rock 'n' Roll and Ratatouille

    • December 6, 1995
    • BBC Two

    Third in the six-part series charting the changes in Britain's food habits. Rock 'n ' Roll and Ratatouille. A look at the impact of American and Italian ways of eating.

  • S01E04 Bhajis in Britain

    • December 13, 1995
    • BBC Two

    Fourth in the six-part series chartingthe changes in Britain'sfood habits. Bhajis in Britain. A look at the first wave of Indian restaurants in Britain and their development overthe past 30 years.

  • S01E05 Tum On, Tune In, Veg Out

    • December 20, 1995
    • BBC Two

    Fifth in the six-part series charting the changes in Britain's food habits. Tum On, Tune In, Veg Out. In the sixties, vegetarianism became hip. From style gurus to pop heroes, what people ate was a political statement and vegetarian restaurants, wholefood shops and communes sprang up.

  • S01E06 Burgers and Suburbia

    • December 29, 1995
    • BBC Two

    Last programme in the series that examines the history of Britain through its changing fashions in food. Burgers and Suburbia. The variety of foods and restaurants available in the 1990s is huge, and this evening's programme considers the sort of food we are eating today, who we are eating it with, and what this tells us about our society.