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Episodes • 2009

David Myers
Simon King
Namibian BBQ

1. Namibian BBQ

14 min

Dave Myers and Si King hit the road in search of culinary experience and cultural adventure all over the world. Here, they find themselves in the Germanic town of Swakopmund on the Namibian coast, where they sample a traditional barbecue, or braai, and take to the air in a microlight. This is a 14 minute edit of Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2 (Namibian BBQ)

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Teatime Treats

2. Teatime Treats

15 min

The boys set off for the Henley Royal Regatta and make teatime treats, including a Victoria sandwich and cookies with sour cherries and chocolate chips. This is a 15 minute edit of Season 4, Episode 2 (Teatime Treats)

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The Hairy Bakers Shorts: Celebration Cakes

3. The Hairy Bakers Shorts: Celebration Cakes

14 min

From birthday cakes to traditional wedding cakes, Simon King and Dave Myers delve into the world of celebration cakes and face their biggest challenge to date - making a five-tier wedding cake. The Hairies journey to Manchester to meet Helen and Jonnie, the couple who are prepared to let them loose on their wedding cake. The boys decide to bake a traditional fruit cake with a Hairy Bikers twist, using quantities of ingredients so large the cake has to be mixed in a wheelbarrow. This is a 14 minute edit of Season 4, Episode 4 (Celebration Cakes)

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Romanian Cabbage

4. Romanian Cabbage

15 min

Dave Myers and Si King hit the road in search of culinary experience and cultural adventure all over the world. They travel through Romania on a quest for great food, taking a trip to see the fairytale Corvin Castle - the start of the Dracula legend. Having cooked pork sarmales in baking heat by the drawbridge, what better way to cool off than a quick dip in a mud bath? This is a 15 minute edit of Season 1, Episode 5 and 6 (Transylvania)

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The Hairy Bakers Shorts: Bread

5. The Hairy Bakers Shorts: Bread

14 min

Dave Myers and Simon King look at baking bread. They make a classic brown loaf to go with a ploughman's lunch, and brown ale and cheese bread, served with onion soup. This is a 14 minute edit of Season 4, Episode 1 (Bread)

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Pies and Pasties

6. Pies and Pasties

14 min

Simon King and Dave Myers cook traditional pasties in Cornwall, pork pies at Melton Mowbray, and salmon coulibiac on the banks of the River Deveron. This is a 14 minute edit of Season 4, Episode 3 (Pies and Pasties)

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The Hairy Bakers Shorts: Bread

7. The Hairy Bakers Shorts: Bread

15 min

Biking bakers Dave Myers and Simon King show how easy it is to bake white rolls in a Doncaster market, then commandeer a windmill in Lincolnshire to mill their own flour to make a classic brown loaf to go with the perfect ploughman's lunch. This is a 15 minute edit of Season 4, Episode 1 (Bread) This is a different episode to the other with same title that was broadcast earlier.

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The Hairy Bakers Shorts: Side Breads

8. The Hairy Bakers Shorts: Side Breads

15 min

Si King and Dave Myers conjure up homemade naan bread and a curry on the shores of the Derwent Valley in the Peak District, then bike back to Dave's kitchen to bake a fantastic brown ale and cheese bread, served with onion soup. This is a 15 minute edit of Season 4, Episode 3 (Bread)

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The Hairy Bakers Shorts: Savoury Pies

9. The Hairy Bakers Shorts: Savoury Pies

10 min

Si King and Dave Myers visit Melton Mowbray to try their hand at making hand-raised pork pies at Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe then stop off at Dave's house to make two pies - a fancy chicken and wild mushroom pie and a more humble cheese and onion pie with parmesan crust. This is a 10 minute edit of Season 4, Episode 3 (Pies and Pasties)

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The Hairy Bakers Shorts: Homecoming Pies

10. The Hairy Bakers Shorts: Homecoming Pies

10 min

The bakers drive to Huntley in Aberdeenshire to sample an extraordinary range of pies including Scotch pie, macaroni pie and baked bean and mashed potato pie. Then they head off to the banks of the River Deveron to cook a salmon coulibiac to feed it to an assembled company of pipers and highland dancers. This is a 15 minute edit of Season 4, Episode 3 (Pies and Pasties)

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The Hairy Bakers Shorts: Cornish Pasty

11. The Hairy Bakers Shorts: Cornish Pasty

5 min

Dave and Si cook a traditional pasty at Geevor Tin Mine in Cornwall and face the ultimate test - will the locals be impressed with their efforts? This is a 5 minute edit of Season 4, Episode 3 (Pies and Pasties)

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The Hairy Bakers Shorts: Apple Pie

12. The Hairy Bakers Shorts: Apple Pie

5 min

Si and Dave head to the Midlands to visit an orchard in Abberley, Worcestershire and produce a succulent, deep-filled apple pie. This is a 5 minute edit of Season 4, Episode 3 (Pies and Pasties)

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