Tom Kerridge

If you had to be trapped on a desert island with one food celebrity, who would it be and why?

Oh, I think maybe Tom Kerridge.

He looks like he'd just be really...

Fun.

And to your earlier point of it not being separate.

So actually, when we talk about, so with Tom Kerridge, we do a lot of farm to food haul.

Well, actually, that's also about sustainability and local sourcing and provenance and all of those things as well.

So we try and build it in rather than it being a standalone as well for that reason.

And the programme, which is evolving as we speak on October the 3rd, will have various speakers like Pamela, people who are restaurateurs and food producers locally, from farming all the way up to chef's And they're going to be talking about creating, you know, sort of a manifesto and looking at the world around us.

Tom Kerridge is going to be beamed in as well, talking about the VAT and trying to get the government to reduce that.

And we also have contributors from those running Palmito, amongst others.

But there's going to be lots of food producers.

The morning continues with Homes Under the Hammer at 11.15, then Bargain Hunt at 12.15. Each afternoon, there's Rick Stein's Australia at 2.45pm, then Escape to the Country at 3pm, with the exception of Wednesday.

Finally, The Travelling Auctioneer is on at 4.45pm. On Monday, Tuesday and Friday at 3.15pm on BBC Two, there's The Hidden World of Hospitality with Tom Kerridge.

On Wednesday and Thursday at that time, there's live cricket from the 100 series.

On ITV each day at 2pm, it's Dickinson's Deal, whereas on Channel 4, the regular daytime viewing starts with American Pickers at 11.10.

It's a big discussion show on politics.

And it had, you know, famous chefs on it, Michelin star chefs on it, Tom Kerridge, et cetera, all on the show discussing hospitality and its struggles.

And we thought...

Oh my goodness, how is that on the same day that we've closed? And then there was a TV series on the realities of hospitality run by Tom Kerridge.

And I think people started to realise now that it's just almost impossible to keep a business going unless you're a major chain.

you know, in which case you've got the economies of scale.

All the cool chefs are backing in the pulses these days.

Lifelong Manchester United fan Tom Kerridge has a message of support for any cook who wants to up their culinary game.

I'm Tom Kerridge, and I love to bang in some beans.

And his fellow Man United fan Bez, king of Manchester's baggy scene, with the bean recipe he couldn't quite get through to his Celebrity MasterChef final.

Yes, I do, everybody.

No chance, man.

I've told the council, but they're too busy printing foot and leaflets about Tom Kerridge's fun day in the big park.

featuring Brother Beyond and one of the lads out of that band Blue.

Fat one, I think.

And the reason I say that is because it's not just about those businesses surviving.

You know, you've heard Tom Kerridge, people like this, talking about them.

It's also just this sense of when people see their high streets, you know, you've got the potholes, you've got the closed shop fronts, and it just creates this sort of feeling that nothing's working and a downward spiral.

And in those sort of circumstances, people are more likely to get more angry.

His new book, which is a guide to grapes growers and gloriously good bottles, is available now wherever you get your books.

And if you're in the mood for more chat with other experts in the food and drink space, well, We have episodes with Tom Parker Bowles in our back catalogue, James Martin, Grace Dent, Tom Kerridge, and so many other stars from the world of the kitchen and the restaurant scene.

Just dive into our back catalogue where there are hundreds of episodes waiting for your downloading pleasure.

As always, thank you so much for listening.