The Grumpy Guide To...
- TV comedy
- BBC Two
- 2007 - 2011
- 16 episodes (2 series)
A grumpy perspective on aspects of modern life from a group of celebrities. Stars Jenny Eclair, Kathryn Flett, Justin Moorhouse, Germaine Greer, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and more.
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2011 Specials - The Grumpy Guide To Food
Further details
From 70s retro dishes to diets, takeaways and ready meals, TV's tetchiest celebrities unleash their fury in The Grumpy Guide to Food.
Everyone seems obsessed about what they're eating - whether they are worried about the airmiles the food has travelled or they're inspired to grow it themselves. Our TV diet has been marinated in celebrity chefs and we've gone from powdered egg to super foods including pomegranates and goji berries.
Celebrities lifting the lid and letting off steam in this new one hour show, narrated by Geoffrey Palmer, include: Ronni Ancona, Katy Brand, Ed Byrne, Jon Culshaw, Shobna Gulati, Alistair McGowan, John Moloney, Neil Morrissey, Russell Kane, Shappi Khorsandi, Sarah Parish, Mark Radcliffe, Mark Steel and John Thomson.
On the menu and in the firing line in The Grumpy Guide to Food are: sunblushed tomatoes, polenta, kebabs, chicken kiev, prawn cocktail, friendly bacteria, celebrity chefs, farmers markets, supermarkets, vegetarianism and fast food.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 31st July 2011
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 60 minutes