The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure
The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure | |
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Genre | Cookery, travel |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | BBC Two |
Original release | 13 February 20 March 2014 | –
External links | |
Website |
The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure is a British cookery and travel show presented by The Hairy Bikers, Dave Myers and Simon King.[1] It follows them travelling around Asia trying the local cuisine, meeting local people and cooking some native dishes themselves. The series began airing on 13 February 2014 on BBC Two.
Episodes[]
Episode | Original airdate | Location in Asia | Viewing figures (millions) | BBC Two weekly rank |
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1 | 13 February 2014 | Hong Kong | 2.55 | 10 |
2 | 20 February 2014 | Bangkok | 2.73 | 8 |
3 | 27 February 2014 | Thailand | 2.24 | 7 |
4 | 6 March 2014 | Tokyo | 2.40 | 7 |
5 | 13 March 2014 | Mount Fuji, Kyoto, Kobe | 2.44 | 6 |
6 | 20 March 2014 | South Korea | 2.32 | 8 |
Reception[]
The first episode saw positive UK overnight ratings of 2.33m (10.1% share)[2] beating Channel 4 and Channel 5 in the same slot. Slightly negative comments were made by The Independent, saying 'Si and Dave's antics prove hard to stomach'.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Series 1, The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure - BBC Two". BBC.
- ^ "Inspector George Gently rises to 5.5m". 14 February 2014.
- ^ "Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure, TV review: Their Hong Kong hosts are". 13 February 2014.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2010s British cooking television series
- 2014 British television series debuts
- 2014 British television series endings
- BBC Television shows
- British cooking television shows
- English-language television shows