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Return to River Cottage is the second series of the Channel 4 programme that follows Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall during his second year of living in the country at River Cottage, Dorset after leaving the city behind. The preceding series was Escape to River Cottage.
Episode 10 : Beyond River Cottage (10): A River Cottage Christmas Feast
December. 03,2004
In this hour-long special "A River Cottage Christmas Feast", Hugh prepares a gluttonous ten-bird roast: a woodcock in a partridge in a pidgeon in a pheasant in a guineafowl in a mallard in a chicken in an Aylesbury duck in a goose in a turkey. Hugh also learns how to build a smoker and makes sausage baubles for the Christmas tree. Then he joins the cider circle for some mulled cider and wassailing in the orchard. The River Cottage H.Q. team is treated to a day of squid fishing. Finally, all of Hugh's friends join him in the medieval-themed feast.
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Episode 9 : Beyond River Cottage (9)
November. 26,2004
9 months after opening River Cottage HQ Autumn is approaching and Hugh prepares an Autumn Feast. He is fattening up 10 cockerels for main course and for canapes decides on mushrooms. However to find enough mushrooms he takes to the air on a paraglider for a good vantage point.
To cook the chicken he has special pots made and fired by a potter.
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Episode 8 : Beyond River Cottage (8)
November. 19,2004
Hugh has extracted 11kg of honey from his hive. To prove the quality of the harvest and his skills in the kitchen he enters the bee keeping classes at the Melplash Country Show.
Despite burning his fudge and not cooking his cake properly he wins first prize for his honey.
Also in the show, he tries to persuade the people of Bridgeport to eat tripe
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Episode 7 : Beyond River Cottage (7)
November. 12,2004
Hugh has had a bumper tomato crop thanks to his poly tunnels and plans a Tomato Festival. He takes time off from the preparations to go fishing for whelks to see at the Lyme Regis Carnival.
There are some new arrivals at HQ - ducks and geese. To keep the foxes away Hugh has to mark his territory!
The Tomato festival is a success but Hugh doesn't win the Ketchup competition
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Episode 6 : Beyond River Cottage (6)
November. 05,2004
Hugh is catering for friends Mark and Candida's wedding.
Mark and the boys catch trout and the girls pick gooseberries for their contribution to the feast.
Hugh goes hunting for the main course and also starts up his own bee hives.
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Episode 5 : Beyond River Cottage (5)
October. 29,2004
Hugh is invited to an Easter Blossom picnic. He has to take something along and for his dish he needs morel mushrooms to make a mushroom and chicken mousse.
He also tries his hand at baking bread and helps out at a cider festival.
Back at HQ he starts a miniature orchard where all the apple trees are in pots. His tunnels are also up and this should guarantee his supply of fresh veg during the year
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