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Some may think of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall as slightly eccentric. After all his books feature chapters on the best way to catch and eat the likes of garden pigeons and squirrels. However, amongst the slightly less practical features he provides a wealth of information on sensible ways to escape the urban sprawl and live off .. Read more

Starring Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Director Zam Baring, Andrew Palmer, Billy Paulett
Genres Documentary

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Escape To River Cottage cover art

Escape To River Cottage

Some may think of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall as slightly eccentric. After all his books feature chapters on the best way to catch and eat the likes of garden pigeons and squirrels. However, amongst the slightly less practical features he provides a wealth of information on sensible ways to escape the urban sprawl and live off the land. This series follows Hugh and his family as they set about turning River Cottage into a self sufficient paradise with flowers, vegetables and their own livestock and includes advice on recipes that use ingredients that can be grown and caught.

Starring Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Director Zam Baring, Andrew Palmer, Billy Paulett
Studio ACORN MEDIA
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 48 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 15.gif
Genres Documentary
Language English
Released DVD: 06 Sep 2003
Production year: 1999
Format DVD

Escape To River Cottage (2 discs) (1999)

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Extremely well presented, very good TV.

    I'd watched a few of these on channel 4, but never really made the effort to actually sit and watch them fully, if it was on I'd watch it sort of thing, but was recommended to me.

    On DVD without the adverts (only 24 mins an episode) it is simply fasinating , extremely well presented, and just shows what you can do with a little imagination, instead of buying those plastic shrowded 8 rashers of processed, limp, skinny and rubbery back bacon slices from your supermarket, by rearing your own pigs.

      • A customer from Wales
      • Posted 01 Jun 2004 12:14

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Great story

    A wonderful story of one of things (many) of us dream about -- chucking the city life and growing all of our own food, living off the land, etc. It seems so natural. And I love the part where he tries to use every bit of every animal.... though I won't be trying the recipe for bbq'ed pig ears anytime soon. Still, it was fun to watch.

      • ronneal123 from London
      • Posted 28 Feb 2004 23:36

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      • Some may think of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall as slightly eccentric. After all his books feature chapters on the best way to catch and eat the likes of garden pigeons and squirrels. However, amongst ...