Ray Mears' Wild Food
Ray Mears journeys back in time to find out what our Stone Age ancestors would have eaten. Ray and archaeo-botanist Professor Gordon Hillman show us how our ancestors found, prepared and cooked their food and we learn about the amazingly rich natural larder that still surrounds us.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Australia
04-01-200760mIn 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 cu...
- Ep 2
2.Coast
10-01-200760mRay finds out just what Britain's coast had to offer our ancestors, as he explores the Wild Food that tickled the taste buds of Stone Age man.
- Ep 3
3.Wetlands
17-01-200760mRay and Professor Gordon Hillman, an expert in the use of plants through the ages, look at the marshes and waterways which our ancestors used for travelling and as an abundant sour...
- Ep 4
4.Summer Harvest
24-01-200760mSummer Harvest shows that our ancestors would have had access to a wide variety of plant foods, but meat would have been the staple in their diet.
- Ep 5
5.Woodland
31-01-200760mFor our ancestors, Autumn would have been the last chance to gather food before winter stole much of it away. Ray travels to the island of Colonsay in Scotland to investigate
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