Television cooking has come a long way from the early days of a mumsy-type matron teaching everyone how to boil an egg or throw together a cheap prawn cocktail for that all important dinner party. Now most cooking shows on modern TV come with a pre-amble warning of strong language, attract as many complaints a Chris Morris spoof and feature more bullying and knee-jerk opinion than an episode of Jeremy Kyle.

Then there is Heston Blumenthal, a chef who is famous for his food rather than his temperament, and in this new Channel 4 series is looking into the distant past for his latest inspiration in the kitchen. No, that doesn’t mean the Little Chef menu.

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