This looks promising, for BBC2 at some point over week 52 this year or
week 1 next year, but the schedules may change. December seems likely
according to 'digitalspy' and 'thecustard.tv' websites.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/wk52/factual.shtml
Ray Mears's Wild Food
Factual BBC TWO
"Ray Mears journeys back in time to find out what our Stone Age ancestors
would have eaten, in this major new series for BBC Two.
Today, our bodies are the same as those of our hunter-gatherer ancestors,
but our diets are very different. Microwave meals and fast-food snacks are
light years away from a diet of wilted nettles and berries. In an age where
obesity is a growing problem in Britain, Ray asks if there is something to be
learnt by looking at the diets of our Stone Age ancestors.
Combining archaeological findings from around the world with his own
extensive knowledge of the hunter-gatherer lifestyle, Ray pieces together
a picture of our ancestors' diet.
Professor Gordon Hillman, an expert in the use of plants through the ages,
is on hand to shed light on the leaves, roots, berries and nuts that people
would have eaten and to show viewers how they would have cooked them.
In the first programme, Ray travels to the other side of the planet to hear
from Australian Aboriginals about what food means to a hunter-gatherer
and the role it plays in their culture as well as their society. Along with many
other discoveries, the trip sees Ray sample that most iconic of "bush tucker":
the witchetty grub, a huge maggot that lives in the roots of the witchetty bush."
Of course, next year I shall be free of my studying and out there doing stuff
myself so won't have the faintest idea what's going on TV-wise
Jo
week 1 next year, but the schedules may change. December seems likely
according to 'digitalspy' and 'thecustard.tv' websites.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/wk52/factual.shtml
Ray Mears's Wild Food
Factual BBC TWO
"Ray Mears journeys back in time to find out what our Stone Age ancestors
would have eaten, in this major new series for BBC Two.
Today, our bodies are the same as those of our hunter-gatherer ancestors,
but our diets are very different. Microwave meals and fast-food snacks are
light years away from a diet of wilted nettles and berries. In an age where
obesity is a growing problem in Britain, Ray asks if there is something to be
learnt by looking at the diets of our Stone Age ancestors.
Combining archaeological findings from around the world with his own
extensive knowledge of the hunter-gatherer lifestyle, Ray pieces together
a picture of our ancestors' diet.
Professor Gordon Hillman, an expert in the use of plants through the ages,
is on hand to shed light on the leaves, roots, berries and nuts that people
would have eaten and to show viewers how they would have cooked them.
In the first programme, Ray travels to the other side of the planet to hear
from Australian Aboriginals about what food means to a hunter-gatherer
and the role it plays in their culture as well as their society. Along with many
other discoveries, the trip sees Ray sample that most iconic of "bush tucker":
the witchetty grub, a huge maggot that lives in the roots of the witchetty bush."
Of course, next year I shall be free of my studying and out there doing stuff
myself so won't have the faintest idea what's going on TV-wise
Jo
