Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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| Christmas Special 2004 | 20041226 | 20171226/27 (BBC7) 20191220 (BBC7) 20191221 (BBC7) 20221226 (BBC7) 20221227 (BBC7) | Jay Rayner gives his guests a festive grilling. | ||
| Christmas Special 2005 | 20051225 | 20181225/26 (BBC7) 20211228 (BBC7) 20231215 (BBC7) 20231216 (BBC7) | What is the correct pastry for mince pies? How many extra miles you need to walk to burn off extra Christmas calories? Jay Rayner grills four contestants with festive culinary conundrums. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Giorgio Locatelli Charita Jones Michele Roberts Producer: Alice Feinstein First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2005. Jay Rayner hosts a quiz full of festive food trivia. Jay Rayner's festive grilling for Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Giorgio Locatelli, Charita Jones and Michele Roberts. From 2005. Jay Rayner grills four contestants with some festive culinary conundrums. How many extra miles do you need to walk to burn off all the extra Christmas calories? | ||
| 01 | 01 | 20030917 | 20160211/12 (BBC7) 20171219 (BBC7) 20171220 (BBC7) 20190912 (BBC7) 20190913 (BBC7) 20190914 (BBC7) 20210820 (BBC7) 20210821 (BBC7) 20231020 (BBC7) 20231021 (BBC7) | On Jay Rayner's menu are Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Anissa Helou, Matthew Fort. | |
| 01 | 02 | 20030924 | 20160218/19 (BBC7) | On Jay Rayner's menu are Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Jill Dupleix, Clement Freud. | |
| 01 | 03 | 20030110 | 20160225 (BBC7) | On Jay Rayner's menu are Tracey MacLeod, Clement Freud, Jill Norman and Keith Floyd. | |
| 01 | 04 | 20031008 | 20160303/04 (BBC7) 20180102 (BBC7) 20180103 (BBC7) 20190919 (BBC7) 20190920 (BBC7) 20210827 (BBC7) 20210828 (BBC7) 20231027 (BBC7) 20231028 (BBC7) | On Jay Rayner's menu are Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Jekka McVicar, Heston Blumenthal. | |
| 01 | 05 | 20160310 | 20160311 (BBC7) | On Jay Rayner's menu are Clement Freud, Marguerite Patten, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. | |
| 01 | 06 | 20160317 | 20160318 (BBC7) | On Jay Rayner's menu are Clement Freud, Charlie Hicks, Jennifer Sharp and Angela Hartnett. | |
| 02 | 01 | 20040804 | 20160505/06 (BBC7) 20180109 (BBC7) 20180110 (BBC7) 20191227 (BBC7) 20191228 (BBC7) 20210903 (BBC7) 20210904 (BBC7) 20231103 (BBC7) 20231104 (BBC7) | Journalist and food critic Jay Rayner gives his four contestants a good grilling on their knowledge of food and drink. On the menu: * Devour the secret of Stephen Fry's home-made mayonnaise * The song that keeps Josceline Dimbleby happy while cooking * The store cupboard staple of food writer Elisabeth Luard * The best way to catch an eel, according to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Producer: Dixi Stewart First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004. With Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Elisabeth Luard, Josceline Dimbleby and Stephen Fry. On Jay Rayner's menu are Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Elisabeth Luard, Josceline Dimbleby and Stephen Fry. From August 2004. | |
| 02 | 02 | 20160512 | 20160513 (BBC7) | With Marguerite Patten, Clement Freud, Loyd Grossman and Valentina Harris. | |
| 02 | 03 | 20040818 | 20160519/20 (BBC7) 20180116 (BBC7) 20180117 (BBC7) 20200103 (BBC7) 20200104 (BBC7) 20210910 (BBC7) 20210911 (BBC7) 20231110 (BBC7) 20231111 (BBC7) | Journalist and food critic, Jay Rayner gives four contestants a good grilling on their knowledge of food and drink. What's a fucivore's favourite food? How is porridge traditionally eaten? Which wine writer had a bit part in a Hollywood blockbuster? Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, food writers Anissa Helou and Sue Lawrence and greengrocer Charlie Hicks chew over these culinary conundrums. Producer: Rebecca Wells First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004. On Jay Rayner's menu are Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Anissa Helou and Sue Lawrence. * What's a fucivore's favourite food? * How is porridge traditionally eaten? * Which wine writer had a bit part in a Hollywood blockbuster? Chewing over these culinary conundrums: Chef, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Food writer, Anissa Helou Food writer, Sue Lawrence Greengrocer, Charlie Hicks On Jay Rayner's menu are Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Anissa Helou, Sue Lawrence and Charlie Hicks. From August 2004. | |
| 02 | 04 | 20040825 | 20160526/27 (BBC7) | On Jay Rayner's menu are Roopa Gulati, Jennifer Sharp and Clement Freud. | |
| 02 | 05 | 20160602 | 20160603 (BBC7) | On Jay Rayner's menu are Clement Freud, Angela Hartnett, Jennifer Sharp and Iqbal Wahhab. | |
| 02 | 06 | 20040908 | 20160609/10 (BBC7) 20180123 (BBC7) 20180124 (BBC7) 20200110 (BBC7) 20200111 (BBC7) 20210917 (BBC7) 20210918 (BBC7) 20231117 (BBC7) 20231118 (BBC7) | Journalist and food critic, Jay Rayner puts four gastronomes through their culinary paces. Wine writer Jancis Robinson, wild man Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, chef Alastair Little and restaurateur Ruth Watson are set for a good grilling. Issues for digestion include what a Fat Rascal is, who spent £67,000 on a new oven, and where dried tuna sperm is served as a delicacy. Producer: Rebecca Wells First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2004. Jay Rayner puts well-known gastronomes through their culinary paces. From 2004. *What is a Fat Rascal? *Who spent £67,000 on a new oven? *Where is dried tuna sperm served as a delicacy? All set for a good grilling: Wine writer, Jancis Robinson Wild man, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Chef, Alastair Little Restaurateur, Ruth Watson On Jay Rayner's menu, guests Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Jancis Robinson, Alastair Little and Ruth Watson. From September 2004. | |
| 03 | 01 | From 24-08-2005 | 20050824 | 20161109/10 (BBC7) 20180703 (BBC7) 20180704 (BBC7) 20210924 (BBC7) 20210925 (BBC7) 20231124 (BBC7) 20231125 (BBC7) | Journalist and food critic, Jay Rayner puts four gastronomes through their culinary paces. Stephen Fry, Elisabeth Luard, Cyrus Todiwala and Clarissa Dickson Wright get set for a good grilling. Can they fathom the principal ingredient of mock turtle soup, the identity of the first TV chef and how a dried fish came to be known as Bombay duck? Producer: Dixi Stewart First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2005. On Jay Rayner's menu are Stephen Fry, Elisabeth Luard and Cyrus Todiwala. On Jay Rayner's menu are Stephen Fry, Elisabeth Luard, Cyrus Todiwala and Clarissa Dickson Wright. From August 2005. All set for a good grilling: Can they fathom the principal ingredient of mock turtle soup? Can they name the first TV chef? Do they know how a dried fish came to be known as Bombay duck? Producer Rebecca Wells |
| 03 | 04 | From 14-09-2005 | 20050914 | 20161116/17 (BBC7) 20180710 (BBC7) 20180711 (BBC7) 20211001 (BBC7) 20211002 (BBC7) 20231201 (BBC7) 20231202 (BBC7) | Journalist and food critic, Jay Rayner puts four gastronomes through their culinary paces. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Marguerite Patten, Henrietta Green and Matthew Thorpe get set for a good grilling. Can they establish: the components of a classic Bouquet Garni?; after whom the pizza Margherita is named?; and which 1980s diet featured an awful lot of pineapple? Producer: Dixi Stewart First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005. On Jay Rayner's menu are Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Marguerite Patten. On Jay Rayner's menu are Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Marguerite Patten, Henrietta Green and Matthew Thorpe. From 2005. All set for a good grilling: Do they know who the pizza Margherita is named after? Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Marguerite Patten are put through their culinary paces. |
| 03 | 06 | 20050928 | 20161123/24 (BBC7) 20180717 (BBC7) 20180718 (BBC7) 20211008 (BBC7) 20211009 (BBC7) 20231208 (BBC7) 20231209 (BBC7) | Journalist and food critic, Jay Rayner puts four gastronomes through their culinary paces. On the menu: Stephen Fry, Clarissa Dickson Wright, Henry Harris and Kimiko Barber. Issues for digestion include - where in the world do they hold a Saffron, a Mackerel and a Pawpaw festival? Producer: Rebecca Wells First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2004. Jay Rayner puts well-known gastronomes through their culinary paces. From 2005. On Jay Rayner's menu are Stephen Fry, Clarissa Dickson Wright, Henry Harris and Kimiko Barber. From September 2005. All set for a good grilling: One of many questions to chew over: Jay Rayner puts Stephen Fry and Clarissa Dickson Wright through their culinary paces. |