The Supersizers...
The Supersizers... | |
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Also known as | The Supersizers Go... The Supersizers Eat... |
Starring | Giles Coren, Sue Perkins, Cooks: Sophie Grigson Allegra McEvedy Mark Hix Rosemary Shrager Mickael Weiss |
Narrated by | Roy Marsden |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Producer | Silver River Productions |
Running time | 60 Minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Two |
Release | 20 May 2008 27 July 2009 | –
The Supersizers Go... and The Supersizers Eat... are
The series originated in a one-off edition in April 2007 as part of a season of programmes on the
As of 2 August 2010 the series was being broadcast on the
In 2011 a one-off
As of January 2012 the show was in the United States on
Episodes
The one-off programme "Edwardian Supersize Me" was produced as part of the season "The Edwardians – the Birth of Now" on BBC Four.
Title | Description | Original air date |
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Edwardian Supersize Me | Diet of the Edwardian period (1901–1910), with five meals a day, heavy in meat and pudding, which, on one day, sum up to 5,000 calories. With chef Sophie Grigson . |
16 April 2007 |
The Supersizers Go...
A series of six episodes was commissioned by the BBC under the title The Supersizers Go... which was broadcast from May 2008 and covered different periods.
Title | Description | Original air date |
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The Supersizers Go...Wartime | Exploring the diet during World War II when food was subject to rationing. With chef Allegra McEvedy. | 20 May 2008 |
The Supersizers Go...Restoration | Exploring the diet of the Restoration period in the 17th century. Aided by chef Allegra McEvedy . Hosted at Ham House . |
27 May 2008 |
The Supersizers Go...Victorian | Diet of the Victorian era in the late 19th century. Aided by chef Sophie Grigson. | 3 June 2008 |
The Supersizers Go...Seventies | Diet of Britons living in the 1970s. Aided by chef Mark Hix. | 10 June 2008 |
The Supersizers Go...Elizabethan | Diet of the Elizabethan era (1558–1603). Cooked by Paul Merrett, hosted at Sutton House. | 17 June 2008 |
The Supersizers Go...Regency | Diet of the Britons in the Regency period of 1789–1821. With chef Rosemary Shrager . |
24 June 2008 |
The Supersizers Eat...
The Supersizers Eat sees Coren and Perkins sample the culinary delights of 1950s Britain,
Coren has said that he and Perkins are reluctant to make a third series ("Sue and I can't just keep sitting at tables, pulling faces and making smart remarks about the food") but that the duo are likely to do further work with each other on the BBC.[4]
Title | Description | Original air date |
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The Supersizers Eat...The Eighties | In the first episode, Giles and Sue investigate the diet of the country in the 1980s. During the show they try Microwave meals, Viennetta, Champagne and Pop-Tarts, along with other typical 80s meals. Guest diners include Jeffrey Archer and Ken Livingstone . |
15 June 2009[7][8] |
The Supersizers Eat...Medieval | Coren and Perkins take the role of a peacock meat.[4] They were joined by guest diner Michael Portillo . |
22 June 2009[9] |
The Supersizers Eat... The French Revolution |
The Supersizers experience the lives of Marie-Antoinette and King Louis XVI, devour a 5,000-calorie breakfast feast, try the exotic new vegetable craze, the potato, and also observe the advent of the restaurant . They were aided by French chef Mickael Weiss |
6 July 2009 |
The Supersizers Eat...The Roaring Twenties | Giles enjoys a breakfast of boiled eggs, toast and potted shrimp, whilst Sue makes do with vitamin pills and laxatives as the fad of dieting begins. They then drink cocktails at The Ritz . |
13 July 2009 |
The Supersizers Eat...The Fifties | Eating subject to rationing, celebrating the Queen Elizabeth II, American youth culture and a roadside picnic. Guests include Marguerite Patten . |
20 July 2009 |
The Supersizers Eat...Ancient Rome | vestal virgin Sue Perkins travel back to 44BC–80AD for a journey through the early days of Ancient Rome |
27 July 2009[10] |
Special
Title | Description | Original air date |
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Giles and Sue's Royal Wedding | Giles and Sue assume the roles of a modern prince and his princess-to-be as they agonise over every step of the wedding planning process, culminating in a seven-course breakfast prepared by Mickael Weiss, head chef at Coq d'Argent . |
27 April 2011 |
Foreign versions
So far, the only foreign version of Supersizers is the widely popular Swedish TV show Historieätarna ("The History Eaters"), shown on SVT.[11] Unlike the British show, the show had a third season, following Lotta Lundgren and Erik Haag as they live and eat in Swedish time periods from the 16th century to the 21st. The show also generated a 24-episode Christmas special (or Advent calendar) for children in 2015 called Tusen år till julafton (sv) ("A thousand years to Christmas Eve"). Due to legal conflict with Fremantle media and later Sony about who owns the legal rights to the series, the Christmas special will not be aired again.
References
- ^ a b c "Edwardian Supersize Me". BBC Four. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
- ^ Roberts, Rachel (10 June 2009). "Interview: Sue Perkins and Giles Coren - Gluttons for punishment". The Scotsman. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "BBC Two - the Supersizers, Giles and Sue's Royal Wedding".
- ^ a b c Fletcher, Alex (12 June 2009). "Giles Coren ('The Supersizers Eat...')". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ^ "BBC Two Spring/Summer 2009: Programmes O-S". BBC Two Press Office. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
- ^ "TV Scoop: Coming soon... The Supersizers Eat..., BBC Two". TV Scoop. 20 April 2009. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
- ^ "Network TV Programme Information BBC Week 24 Unplaced Week 24". BBC Press Office. 10 February 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ "Programmes - The Supersizers Eat..., Episode 1". BBC Two. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ "The Supersizers Eat... Medieval - Monday 22 June - Programme Details". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 June 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Network TV Programme Information BBC Week 29 Monday 20 July 2009". BBC Press Office. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ^ "Historieätarna". SVT (in Swedish). 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
External links
- The Supersizers... at BBC Online
- Coren, Giles (15 May 2008). "Dinner? It was historic". The Times. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008.
- The Supersizers go... at IMDb