All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Namibia part one

    • January 17, 2006
    • BBC Two

    Dave and Si, travel to the Germanic town of Swakopmund, on the Namibian coast. First on the menu is a traditional barbecue, or braai; and to find the right spot among the massive dunes, the boys take to the air in a microlight. Having gorged themselves on crocodile satay and oryx rolls, they explore a Bavarian café and a township shebeen, before being treated to their first taste of a mopane worm. This is followed by local crayfish, taken from the ocean by the pair

  • S01E02 Namibia part two

    • January 24, 2006
    • BBC Two

    The pair travel to the north of Namibia. They visit the Himba tribe, one of the last nomadic people to fully preserve their traditional way of life. They encounter ostrich (and a giant fried egg for breakfast), giraffe, and the rare desert elephants of Kaokoland. The boys pitch tent in strange fairy circles, and they roast lamb in an earth pit, and try the local sport of long-distance spitting using springbok droppings.

  • S01E03 Isle of Man

    • January 31, 2006
    • BBC Two

    Si and Dave travel to the Isle of Man by boat, cooking crab soufflé and sea bass on the voyage, before visiting the TT Races on the island.

  • S01E04 Ireland

    • February 7, 2006
    • BBC Two

    Travelling aboard an old horse-drawn caravan, the pair go in search of the perfect Irish stew, on the way encountering many other Irish delicacies.

  • S01E05 Transylvania part one

    • February 14, 2006
    • BBC Two

    Traveling around Romania, the bikers go to Bucharest and visit the local food markets. In Targu Jiu they look at the sculptural art of Brancusi and then Corvin castle, the birthplace of Dracula. Finally the boys end up with an outdoor mud bath.

  • S01E06 Transylvania part two

    • February 21, 2006
    • BBC Two

    Visiting Sighisoara, the pair examine Hungarian influences on the food. The pair make dill blinis and spicy Romanian sausages before visiting a very colourful cemetery.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Vietnam part one

    • March 29, 2006
    • BBC Two

    Visiting Saigon, the pair make shrimp & pork on sugar cane sticks, before going to a restaurant where they serve coconut worms, deep-fried scorpion and goat penis. They travel on, trying the national dish, pho, before reaching Hoi An, where Si breaks his foot and has to have it put in a cast.

  • S02E02 Vietnam part two

    • April 5, 2006
    • BBC Two

    With Si wearing a cast, the duo had to go by train to Hanoi, where they encounter more local dishes such as Cha Ca fish and paddy-field pork.

  • S02E03 Turkey part one

    • April 12, 2006
    • BBC Two

    The pair go to Cappadocia and visit a museum of human hair, and then go to a baklawa factory. Finally they go to Sanliurfa, where they try cooking Sultan's delight.

  • S02E04 Turkey part two

    • April 19, 2006
    • BBC Two

    Near to the border with Iraq, the pair try making their own döner kebabs, and then go for a massage in the hammam. Finally they go to the town of Van, home of a legendary lake monster.

  • S02E05 Mexico part one

    • May 3, 2006
    • BBC Two

    The Bikers visit Oaxaca where they try garlic-fried crickets and various types of chilis. They then cook Mole Negro.

  • S02E06 Mexico part two

    • May 10, 2006
    • BBC Two

    Si and Dave go to the Chiapas mountains, where they learn to make a traditional stew. They experiment with making things with local cocoa, and then visit the Maya pyramids of Palenque.

Season 3

  • S03E01 India: Part One

    • March 22, 2007
    • BBC Two

    The Hairy Bikers roar back into action with a madcap tour of South India, starting in Madras, now known as Chennai, a riot of hustle and bustle and colours and flavours and bullock carts, and heat, lots of heat!

  • S03E02 India: Part Two

    • March 29, 2007
    • BBC Two

    The Hairy Ones travel through the Cardamom Hills high up into tea country, where the Raj still lingers, and Si finds an astonishing piece of his family history.

  • S03E03 Argentina: Part One

    • April 5, 2007
    • BBC Two

    The Hairy Ones are in the world's eighth biggest country, dividing their time between the full-on urban buzz of Buenos Aires, and the beauty of a traditional estancia, or ranch

  • S03E04 Argentina: Part Two

    • April 12, 2007
    • BBC Two

    t's time for Dave Myers & Si King to head south, leaving Buenos Aires behind as they begin their long ride to Patagonia.

  • S03E05 Belgium: Part One

    • April 19, 2007
    • BBC Two

    Si and Dave hop the Channel and find themselves in the alternative universe of Belgium, birthplace of surrealism and the finest chips in the world.

  • S03E06 Belgium: Part Two

    • April 26, 2007
    • BBC Two

    Things get really surreal in Brussels when Si and Dave meet a statue of Tintin and walk their way into a Magritte painting, and then try to corner a couple of Members of the European Parliament to find out what's happening to Europe's traditional foods.

  • S03E07 Morocco: Part One

    • May 10, 2007
    • BBC Two

    The Boys begin their adventures in Marrakech, where Si acquires a carpet and Dave acquires a King Cobra on his head. After treating the locals to a Kefta Tagine cooked in the city's historic square, they go back to school to learn how to cook a classic pastilla.

  • S03E08 Morocco: Part Two

    • May 17, 2007
    • BBC Two

    Si and Dave head into the film town of Ouarzazate, or "Hollywood with camels" as they describe it.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Bread

    • April 22, 2009
    • BBC Two

    Cookery series with Dave Myers and Simon King. As a nation, we routinely consume ciabatta, focaccia and naan, but how many people can turn out a decent loaf? The biking Bakers show how easy and rewarding it can be. They commandeer a windmill in Lincolnshire to mill their own flour and make a classic brown loaf to go with the perfect ploughman's lunch. Back in Dave's kitchen, they bake a fantastic brown ale and cheese bread, served with onion soup

  • S04E02 Teatime Treats

    • April 20, 2009
    • BBC Two

    When it comes to afternoon tea, the British like nothing more than a sweet treat to go with it. The Hairy Bikers, Dave and Si, set off for the Henley Royal Regatta, and on their journey they fill their hampers with cakes and treats made along the way. In search of tips on how to make the perfect victoria sandwich, the boys visit the Women's Institute and bake their own version, but will it satisfy the judges' criteria? Finally, the boys hit Henley and make chewy posh cookies with sour cherries and chocolate chips. They serve afternoon tea to the rowers from Tees Rowing Club, before taking to the water themselves.

  • S04E03 Pies and Pasties

    • BBC Two

    Pies and pasties take the Hairy Bikers from Cornwall to Scotland. Dave Myers and Simon King start in the far south west, cooking traditional pasties at Geevor Tin Mine in Cornwall. They then head northwards to Melton Mowbray, where they try their hand at making pork pies. Their journey ends on the banks of the River Deveron, where they cook a salmon coulibiac - a whole fish stuffed with prawns wrapped in filo pastry - and feed it to pipers and Highland dancers.

  • S04E04 Celebration Cakes

    • BBC Two

    From novelty cakes to birthday cakes, and croque-em-bouche to traditional wedding cakes, presenters Simon King and Dave Myers delve into the world of celebration cakes and face their biggest challenge to date. In this programme, the Hairies are tasked with making a five-tier wedding cake. On a quest to find out more, Dave and Si visit Patisserie Viennoise in Otley, Yorkshire, where they learn about the art of chocolate. To get up to speed cake-wise, Dave and Si start by making not one, but two tailor-made birthday cakes for four-year-old twins. Finally, 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 wheel barrow! After baking and marzipanning the cakes, the boys attend sugar craft lessons before they attempt to begin decorating and then constructing the five tiers. It's art meets engineering for the boys, and for the bride and groom as they are followed in the nail-biting lead-up to their wedding.