The Full English
Lewis Bassett
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The show that sees the world through food. Hosted by chef and researcher Lewis Bassett, with music and mixing from Forest DLG.
Winner of the Guild of Food Writers podcast award 2023.
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S4E12 Floyd and Stein with John Merrick - Last episode!
It's the final episode of the Full English and we're talking about Rick Stein and Keith Floyd, two of the most popular cooks on TV in Britain.Lewis is speaking to the editor and writer John Merrick.…
S4E11 Fergus Henderson with Zoe Williams and Amber Husain
Fergus Henderson! The man who thirty years ago opened St John and ever since has implored us to eat from "nose to tail".Lewis Bassett talks to Zoe Williams, columnist at the Guardian newspaper, and…
S4E10 Jamie Oliver with Rachel Roddy
The only person who has sold more books in Britain than Jamie Oliver is J. K. Rowling. Jamie has been watched and read by millions. His enthusiasm for food is often infectious. His cooking and his…
S4E9 Alexis Soyer with Pen Vogler and Miranda Carter
Alexis Soyer cooked for the rich and poor alike. He transformed elite restaurant kitchens in London with new technologies such as gas stoves and he provided nourishment to the starving in Ireland and…
S4E8 Elizabeth Raffald with Neil Buttery
The most influential cook that you've probably never heard of, according to food historian Neil Buttery.Elizabeth Raffald captured the distinctly modern English food of the 18th century. The Heston…
S4E7 Madhur Jaffrey with Mayukh Sen
Obviously we were going to do an episode about Madhur Jaffrey, and so here it is.Madhur Jaffrey: the actress who taught British and American audiences how to cook Indian food.Lewis Bassett speaks…
S4E6 Ken Hom with Angela Hui
Ken Hom taught the British how to cook Chinese food, but Chinese takeaways showed us what it was in the first place.Lewis Bassett talks to journalist Angela Hui about Ken's impact and about her book…
S4E5 Elizabeth David part 2 with Ruth Rogers and Jeremy Lee
Part two on Elizabeth David is all about the impact of her work, with Jeremy Lee and Ruth Rogers.Jeremy Lee's award winning cookery book is called "Cooking: Simply and Well, for One or Many". The…
S4E4 Elizabeth David part 1 with Artemis Cooper
Elizabeth David led a life whose story is as compelling as her impact on the way we eat. In part one of two episodes, Lewis speaks to Artemis Cooper, author of Writing at the Kitchen Table: The…
S4E3 Marco Pierre White with Ida Février
Marco Pierre White, once the "enfant terrible" of the UK restaurant scene today the face of Knor stock cubes. Who is Marco, what impact has he had on how we eat and just why is he so weird?Answering…
S4E2 Auguste Escoffier with Luke Barr
Episode two in our series on cooks that have changed the way we eat. Lewis Bassett speaks to Luke Barr, author of 'Ritz and Escoffier: The Hotelier, The Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class' about…
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S4E1 Delia Smith with Felicity Cloake and Zoe Williams
Delia Smith: friend of the royals, a national treasure who taught us how to boil and egg and an advocate for radical spiritualism. In this episode Lewis Bassett, Felicity Cloak and Zoe Williams…
S3E8 A pervert's guide to fine dining
Who or what are ultra elite restaurants for? Welcome to a pervert's guide to fine dining.Produced and presented by Lewis Bassett, featuring Andy Hayler, Erin McDonnell and Robin Burrow.Mixing and…
S3E7 Why do we eat turkey at Xmas? A Full English festive special!
Join us, join us, join us for a Full English Christmas special! Get the turkey in the oven and warm some wine as we answer all your questions on why we eat and drink in the ways we do at Christmas.…
S3E7 What did the Romans do for us?
What did the ancient Romans do for us? Well, according to Thom Ntinas from The Delicious Legacy podcast, they were the first to give Britain the burger.Find out more about the lasting culinary…
S3E6 Why everyone loves Costa Coffee
Costa is the nation's most popular coffee shop. There are 1000 more Costa than Starbucks and 500 more than Greggs. And that's before we take into account Costa's express machines and retail…
S3E5 The hidden history of state-sponsored canteens
Few people are aware that in the first half of the 20th century the British government helped establish a huge number of popular canteens, serving food to everyone who wanted it during war time and…
S3E4 Is English wine any good?
Vines in a Cold Climate is a new book by Henry Jeffreys charting the sparkling rise of English wine and the people behind it. Lewis Bassett and Jemma Greenwood speak to Henry over a couple of bottles…
S3E3 On caffs, not cafes
What is a caff when it's not a cafe? Where did the caff come from and who will mourn the greasy spoon if, as we hear, they're disappearing? Joining Lewis Bassett is the author and Guardian columnist…
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The Full English has published 37 episodes since June 2022, covering topics in Arts, Documentary.
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