Farmhouse Kitchen
Farmhouse Kitchen | |
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Genre | Yorkshire Television |
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Network | ITV |
Release | 1971 1990 | –
Farmhouse Kitchen is a cookery series that was produced by Yorkshire Television and aired on the ITV network from 1971 until 1990. It was hosted by Dorothy Sleightholme and later by Grace Mulligan.[1]
The programme, which was shown weekly and usually on a weekday afternoon, was aimed at housewives and homemakers, and sought to educate its viewers by presenting visual demonstrations of old-fashioned British cookery as well as thrifty ways to feed a family on a budget. Yorkshire Television published a number of cookbooks containing recipes from the show: Farmhouse Kitchen (1975); Farmhouse Kitchen II (1978); 'Farmhouse Kitchen book 3 (1982); Farmhouse Kitchen microwave cook book: a fourth book based on the Independent Television series presented by Grace Mulligan (1986); Farmhouse Kitchen: cooking for one & two (1988).
Grace Mulligan took over presenting duties in 1982. Celebrity guest cooks such as
The memorable, vibraphone-heavy theme music was "Fruity Flutes" by Reg Wale.[2]
References
- ^ EBU Review: Radio and Television Programmes, Administration, Law. Vol. 27. Administrative Office of the European Broadcasting Union. 1976. p. 50. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ "Fruity Flutes [Farmhouse Kitchen]". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 30 January 2015.