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The Wonderful World of Chocolate - Episode Guide

Season 1

Episode 1

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jun 23, 2019

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The first episode goes behind the doors of the Cadbury factory in the village of Bournville, near Birmingham, and meets builder John, who relives his experience of playing the Milky Bar Kid in the famous chocolate adverts of the 1970s. Goth artist Annabel creates a chocolate angel of death for an undertakers' party at a mortuary and there is a trip to Harrods to see the To'ak - at ú400 the world's most expensive chocolate bar.

Episode 2

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jun 30, 2019

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The choc-doc goes behind the scenes of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory with actress Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt) and also reveals writer Roald Dahl's inspiration for the book on which the movie was based. Plus, the story of the Mars bar, including how it got its name, and a glimpse inside the Lindt factory to find how Lindor balls are made and how an accidental discovery more than a century ago by Rodolphe Lindt himself changed the way chocolate tasted for ever.

Episode 3

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Jul 7, 2019

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Episode 4

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Jul 14, 2019

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Behind the scenes at the largest chocolate shop on the planet - the London branch of M&M's World, finding out how the store copes with its annual 5.5 million visitors. Plus, a look at a Belgian chocolate factory that churns out 1,000 tonnes every day, and the work of independent chocolatier and baker Rose Dummer, who has been commissioned to create a chocolate version of Stonyhurst College to celebrate its 425th birthday.

Episode 5

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Jul 21, 2019

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A visit to the home of Toblerone in Switzerland, following the nougat-making process and discovering where the chocolate-maker's triangle obsession came from. Back in Blighty, chocolatier extraordinaire Paul is on a mission. He wants to create a show-stopping chocolate sculpture depicting a barman pouring an everlasting bottle of rum to launch a new range of rum truffles - but the path to chocolate happiness doesn't always run smooth.

Episode 6

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Jul 28, 2019

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A look behind the scenes at York's Kit Kat factory, which helps satisfy Brits' cravings for a billion of the chocolate fingers every year. Cameras also follow Gabriella, the UK Junior Champion Chocolatier, who at 23 was commissioned to make a chocolate sculpture for a VIP event.

The Wonderful World of Chocolate at Christmas

Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Dec 24, 2019

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Cameras follow the launch of the new confectionery department at Fortnum & Mason after a major refit. Plus, the history of Christmas chocolate packaging, and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of advent calendars stuffed with chocolate treats.

Season 2

Episode 1

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2020

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Return of the documentary series, beginning with a look at the secrets of Aldi's own brand chocs, Moser Roth, and a look at the factory where they are made in Preston, Lancashire. Plus, chef Seb Holmes reveals his experiments with insects in chocolate-themed recipes.

Episode 2

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Jan 12, 2020

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At Prestat, owner Nick is proud of his Royal Warrant, but also of the company's place in history as inventors of the chocolate truffle in 1895. Cameras focus on the expertise which makes these chocs fit for a Queen. There's also a profile of Mackintosh's, creators of Quality Street, Rolo and more. Plus, a nostalgic look at the most romantic ad ever, as voted for by the public.

Episode 3

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Jan 19, 2020

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Episode 4

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Jan 26, 2020

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Food giant Nestlé opens the doors of its Perugia factory in Italy, where production manager Davide looks into the secrets of what is undeniably a labour of love. Chocolatier Prudence Staite has a big challenge ahead, creating a full-blown chocolate replica of a much-loved vintage motorbike for the National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull, as it celebrates its 35th birthday.

Episode 5

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Feb 2, 2020

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A look at the history of rivalry between different brands of chocolate biscuits and a behind the scenes visit to a Norfolk factory that produces 35,000 walnut whips every hour. Plus, a look at how chocolate became a much-needed taste of home for soldiers serving in the First World War, the story of the world's tallest chocolate fountain, and a chocolatier who was challenged to create a sculpture of an ancient Roman god for a festival.

Episode 6

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Feb 9, 2020

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A visit to the Nestlé factory in Perugia, Italy, where the Crunch Bar is made, and the outpost of Barry Callebaut, the biggest chocolate supplier in the world, which is next door. Emma and Mark Baravelli, chocolatiers from Conwy in North Wales, are given a challenging brief - to carve a life-size baby bison for Lord Newborough's 70th birthday - while there's also a trip to Eurochocolate, the biggest chocolate festival in the world.

Season 3

Episode 1

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Feb 7, 2021

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Cameras focus on the factory producing cinema favourites Poppets, and also explore the history of Milk Tray's iconic selection box. Plus, a look at a giant hand-painted Easter egg, and Milton Hershey's model town of Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Episode 2

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Feb 14, 2021

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There is a factory tour of Kim's Chocolates and a look at how the company is taking its fair-trade message into the 21st century, while the programme also revisits classic Ferrero Rocher adverts and chart the success of its other favourites Nutella and the Kinder Egg, Plus, reports on chocolate glamping in Slovenia, and the secrets of making the Malteser Bunny.

Episode 3

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Jun 6, 2021

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Episode 4

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Jun 13, 2021

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Behind the scenes at Whitakers Chocolates in Skipton, North Yorkshire, as family-run firm dating back five generations, and the programme following Ellie Wharrad as she hand-paints fashion designer Paul Smith's autumn collection onto chocolate pumpkins. Plus, a look at chocolate adverts from the past including Frank Muir's Fruit and Nut campaign and the `Finger of Fudge" jingle during a delve into the history of Cadbury's bars.

Episode 5

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Jun 20, 2021

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The making of the UK's biggest selling vegan chocolate Nomo, which is free of milk, wheat, eggs, nuts and gluten. Plus, recreating beloved chocolate bars that are no longer made to see if they really are as good as people remember, a food artist who creates sculptures of savoury dishes out of chocolate, and cafe serving juice made out of the waste products from chocolate manufacture.

Episode 6

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Jun 27, 2021

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