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What We Ate

If 'we are what we eat', then we're definitely not who we used to be...
The British diet has come a long way since the days when lard, suet and condensed milk were the staple of every kitchen, and when 'takeaway' invariably meant a fish supper. We still love our fish & chips - and our Sunday roasts, full English breakfasts, sausage & mash and neeps and tatties. But today our supermarkets stock food and ingredients from six continents, and our comfort food may just as likely be curry, sushi, risotto, chilli con carne or peri peri chicken. This selection of cookery shows, news reports, adverts and debates gives a taste of how our appetites and our palates were transformed, as well as highlighting some of the food fads and fears that simmered up along the way. So take a seat, browse the menu, and remember: watch what you eat!

36 videos in this collection

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School Dinners Suck

  • Sale
  • 2004
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Genetic Engineering and Farm Animals

  • 1997
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Organic Farming At Mangreen Farm

  • Mangreen Fm
  • 1987
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For a Takeaway

  • South Shields
  • 1996
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Foot And Mouth

  • 2001
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Curry City

  • Bradford
  • 2000
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Butcher Tours Schools in Lincolnshire

  • Grantham
  • 1985
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Health Foods Introduced to School Dinners

  • Stowupland
  • 1985
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Tucker's Crisps Use Unpeeled Potatoes

  • Norwich
  • 1986
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Here and Now

  • West Bromwich
  • 1986
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Vegetarian Cooking

  • 1991
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The Dales Diary

  • Kirkby Fleetham
  • 1994
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Bletchley Receives EEC Free Beef

  • Bletchley
  • 1987
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Council Buys 4m Portions of Frozen Chips

  • Chelmsford
  • 1987
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Food, Glorious Food

  • Kingston upon Hull
  • 2006
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E Numbers in Everyday Popular Products

  • Norwich
  • 1985
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Rowntree's Chocolate Factory at Norwich

  • Norwich
  • 1988
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Introduction To Tea Tasting

  • Peterborough
  • 1987
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Cookin' in the Kitchen

  • Belfast
  • 1995
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Cookin' in the Kitchen

  • Belfast
  • 1995
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Casey Jones Mark III Range

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Meat Crazy!

  • Rufforth
  • 1999
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Two World Famous Things About Batley

  • Batley
  • 2001
Dorothy Sleightholme, Yorkshire's answer to Fanny Cradock, makes a meal of turkey leftovers in this seasonal offering from the Farmhouse Kitchen.

Boxing Day

  • 1973
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Coca-Cola: Christmas Caravan III

  • 1998
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Good Food Video Cookbook

  • 1987
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Coca-Cola: Easter

  • 1998
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Don't Bring Me Back

  • 2010
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Sugar

  • Barnstaple
  • 1987
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Food Labels

  • 1991
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Food Sense: Sieve

  • 1994
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Healthy Eating [03/07/77]

  • 1977
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Granny's Kitchen [26/05/77]

  • 1977
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Square Meals [15/08/97]

  • 1997
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Stork: Baking (Kitchens)

  • 1987
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Natrena Sweetner: Cup

  • 1982