The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure
2014 British TV series or programme
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Genre | Cookery, travel |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Two |
Release | 13 February (2014-02-13) – 20 March 2014 (2014-03-20) |
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". Digital Spy. 14 February 2014.
- ^ "Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure, TV review: Their Hong Kong hosts are". Independent.co.uk. 13 February 2014. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022.
External links
- The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure at IMDb
- The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure at BBC Online