The Supersizers Go...

Infobox television
show_name = The Supersizers go...


country=United Kingdom
caption =
format = Reality History documentary
picture_format =
runtime = 60 Minutes
creator =
starring = Giles Coren,
Sue Perkins,
"Cooks:
Sophie Grigson,
Allegra McEvedy,
Mark Hix"
channel = BBC Two
first_aired = 20 May 2008
last_aired =
num_series = 1
num_episodes = 6
producer = Silver River Productions
related =
imdb_id = 1242512

"The Supersizers Go..." is a BBC television series about the history of food in Britain. It is presented by journalist and restaurant critic Giles Coren and broadcaster and comedienne Sue Perkins.

The series originated in a one off edition in April 2007 as part of a season of programmes on the Edwardian periodcite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/edwardian-supersize-me.shtml|title=Edwardian Supersize Me|publisher=BBC|accessdate=June 5|accessyear=2008] , "Edwardian Supersize Me", a reference to the film "Supersize Me" by Morgan Spurlock. This programme set the format for the subsequent television series in that Coren and Perkins adopted the persona of a couple living in the Edwardian period and for a week ate the food which people from that period would have eaten. In addition they would take part in the interests and activities of them too, even going so far as adopting the dress and mannerisms of the time. Before and after the experience they are subject to medical tests to see how the diet affected them.

A series of six episodes was commissioned by the BBC under the title "The Supersizers Go..." which was broadcast from May 2008 and covered different periods. The periods covered were:

* "The Supersizers Go Wartime" (first broadcast May 20 2008) - Exploring the diet during World War II when food was subject to rationing. With chef Allegra McEvedy
* "The Supersizers Go Restoration" (first broadcast May 27 2008) - Exploring the diet of the Restoration period in the 17th century. Aided by chef Allegra McEvedy. Hosted at Ham House
* "The Supersizers Go Victorian" (first broadcast June 3 2008) - Diet of the Victorians in the late 19th century. Aided by chef Sophie Grigson
* "The Supersizers Go Seventies" (first broadcast June 10 2008) - Diet of those living in the 1970s
* "The Supersizers Go Elizabethan" (first broadcast June 17 2008), cooked by Mark Hix, hosted at Sutton House
* "The Supersizers Go Regency" (first broadcast June 24 2008)

A second series is currently in production.

External links

* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/article3932000.ece Dinner? It was historic] by Giles Coren. The Times

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