Beef
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Mar 5, 2007
Series presented by Richard Johnson which follows the journey of farm animals from the pasture to the plate. Three beef cattle from a local farm are brought in for slaughter.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Mar 5, 2007
Series presented by Richard Johnson which follows the journey of farm animals from the pasture to the plate. Three beef cattle from a local farm are brought in for slaughter.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Mar 6, 2007
Lambs from a local farm are brought in for slaughter.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Mar 7, 2007
Pigs from a local farm are brought in for slaughter.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Mar 9, 2007
This edition takes a close look at the killing methods used in one of the country's smallest family-run abattoirs.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jan 7, 2008
This edition features eight suckling pigs aged from eight to ten weeks.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2008
This edition features eight goats aged from 12 to 20 weeks.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Jan 9, 2008
This edition features six veal calves from a Cumbrian farm.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Jan 10, 2008
This edition features eight milk-fed lambs aged between 26 days and 12 weeks.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Jan 11, 2008 (45 min)
This edition compiles the best bits to give an overview of the baby meat-producing industry.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2009
Nine contributors find out what is involved in the shooting, butchering and preparing of deer.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2009
Nine contributors find out what is involved in the shooting, plucking and butchering of wild duck.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Jan 7, 2009
Nine contributors find out what is involved in the shooting, skinning and gutting of wild rabbit.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2009
Nine contributors find out what is involved in the shooting, plucking and gutting of wild grouse.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Jan 9, 2009
A look back at the hunting methods used and the reactions they provided amongst the guests.
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Jan 4, 2010
Six volunteers follow the process as cattle go from field to abattoir to burgers on a plate.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2010
Volunteers follow the process as lambs go from field to abattoir to becoming kebabs on a plate.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2010
Volunteers follow the process as pigs go from orchard to abattoir to becoming sausages.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Jan 7, 2010
Six volunteers discover how chickens are turned into nuggets.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2010
Chef Peter Gorton shows the volunteers how to cook the more unusual parts of the carcass.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Jan 12, 2010
This episode takes a look back through the series highlights, with added new material.
Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: (45 min)
Julia Bradbury hosts a follow-up discussion to the series which explored the moral and ethical issues surrounding the way meat is reared, slaughtered, butchered and prepared.
Episode: S03 Special | Airdate:
Julia Bradbury examines attitudes to Christmas meat - where it comes from, how it is raised, how it gets onto the plate and the history of people's eating choices.