Episode list

Royal Recipes

Coronations

Sun, Jan 22, 2017
Michael and chef Paul Ainsworth celebrate food created for the most significant royal event, the coronation. Polly meets the daughter of the woman who devised dishes for the nation on the day the Queen was crowned.
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Weddings

Mon, Jan 23, 2017
Anna is inspired by an Italian lamb dish served at the wedding of Queen Victoria's youngest daughter. Annie meets the baker who created the wedding cake for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
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Garden Parties and Picnics
Paul sets up the barbecue to cook Prince Philip's signature dish Gaelic steaks. Annie reveals how Queen Victoria made picnics fashionable when she visits Chiswick House in south west London.
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Birthdays

Wed, Jan 25, 2017
The team explore dishes cooked for royal birthdays, starting with the 80th birthday celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II. Anna tries the chocolate cake said to be the royal birthday cake.
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India and Empire
The team celebrate royal food inspired by the days of India and Empire.Paul cooks up quail and potato curry, said to be a favourite of Queen Victoria. Annie visits Osborne House where Victoria hired her own Indian chefs.
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Jubilee

Sun, Jan 29, 2017
Anna Haugh cooks some unusual 19th-century ingredients used in a dish to celebrate Queen Victoria's golden jubilee. Historian Dr Polly Russell investigates how the town of Windsor persuaded the Queen to donate an ox to them.
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Childhood

Mon, Jan 30, 2017
Paul cooks cottage pie, a favourite of Prince William when he was a boy and former royal chef Darren McGrady makes banana flan. Dr Annie Gray visits the Swiss Cottage in the grounds of Osborne House.
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Royal Haunts

Tue, Jan 31, 2017
Anna Haugh cooks food inspired by some of the royal family's favourite restaurants. Polly visits some of the restaurants given the royal seal of approval in the 1950s and 60s.
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Diplomatic Relations
Michael and Paul showcase some of the food that has been served at the grandest royal state banquets. Historian Matthew Green learns how to lay a table for such an event and the diplomatic protocol of such an event.
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Country Pursuits
Anna cooks food served to the royal family when they are indulging their passion for country pursuits. Matthew Green tours a grand shooting estate and wild mushrooms are foraged for.
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Day at the Races
Michael is joined by chef Anna Haugh to showcase some of the food enjoyed by the royal family when they enjoy a day at the races. From a mini mutton pie to Eton Mess.
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