''Food and Drink'' is a British

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series on

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. First broadcast between 1982 and 2002, it was the first national television programme in the UK to cover the subject of food and drink without cookery and recipe demonstrations.

History

The first series was presented by

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and Gillian Miles, and introduced

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in her first regular television appearances as the programme's wine expert.

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presented filmed location reports from exceptional restaurants around Britain. This series featured the innovative idea of a small contributing audience of 20 people who were called "tasters and testers". The first series broadcast in the summer months but drew an average audience of 1.5 million a week, a high rating for

in the summer in the 1980s. Later series were presented by Chris Kelly and chef Michael Barry with

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experts

and

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. A

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panel game, ''Food and Drink Summer Quiz'', aired during the main show's summer break in 1987.

Revival

''Food and Drink'' returned to BBC Two on 4 February 2013 stylized as Food & Drink, but shown on TV as food & drink, co-hosted by Michel Roux Jr and Kate Goodman.The Times: Kate Goodman
/ref> A Christmas special aired on 18 December 2013, followed by a second series in early 2014. A third series was broadcast in 2015. Michel Roux Jr was replaced by

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as main presenter whilst Kate Goodman was replaced by Joe Wadsack.

Transmissions

Original

Series

Specials

Revival

Series

Specials

References

External links

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