Simon Bates
Food and Drink (1982)
Season 22
Food and Drink is a long-running British television series on BBC Two. First broadcast between 1982 and 2002, it was the first national television programme in the UK to cover the subject of food and drink without cookery and recipe demonstrations. Created in 1982 by BBC producer Henry Murray from an original idea by Jancis Robinson, Fay Maschler and Paul Levy, the first series was presented by Simon Bates and Gillian Miles, and introduced Jilly Goolden in her first regular television appearances as the programme's wine expert. Russell Harty presented filmed location reports from exceptional restaurants around Britain. This series featured the innovative idea of a small contributing audience of 20 people who were called "tasters and testers". The first series broadcast in the summer months but was instantly successful, drawing an average audience of 1.5 million a week, a high rating for BBC Two in the summer in the 80s. Later series were presented by Chris Kelly and chef Michael Barry with wine experts Jilly Goolden and Oz Clarke. A spin-off panel game, Food and Drink Summer Quiz, aired during the main show's summer break in 1987. The theme music was by Simon May. Food and Drink returned to BBC Two on 4 February 2013 co-hosted by Michel Roux Jr and Kate Goodman.
Released Aug. 3, 1982
Episode 30 min
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S22E1 - Series 22, Episode 1
May 9, 2001, midnight
S22E2 - Series 22, Episode 2
May 16, 2001, midnight
S22E3 - Series 22, Episode 3
May 30, 2001, midnight
S22E4 - Series 22, Episode 4
June 20, 2001, midnight
S22E5 - Series 22, Episode 5
June 27, 2001, midnight
S22E6 - Series 22, Episode 6
July 4, 2001, midnight
S22E7 - Series 22, Episode 7
July 11, 2001, midnight
S22E8 - Series 22, Episode 8
July 18, 2001, midnight
S22E9 - Series 22, Episode 9
July 25, 2001, midnight
S22E10 - Series 22, Episode 10
Aug. 8, 2001, midnight
S22E11 - Series 22, Episode 11
Aug. 22, 2001, midnight
S22E12 - Series 22, Episode 12
Aug. 29, 2001, midnight
S22E13 - Series 22, Episode 13
Sept. 4, 2001, midnight
S22E14 - Series 22, Episode 14
Sept. 18, 2001, midnight
S22E15 - Series 22, Episode 15
Sept. 25, 2001, midnight
S22E16 - Series 22, Episode 16
Oct. 2, 2001, midnight
S22E17 - Series 22, Episode 17
Oct. 9, 2001, midnight
S22E18 - Series 22, Episode 18
Oct. 16, 2001, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Aug. 3, 1982
Last Air Date: March 11, 2013, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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