How postwar Britain went from a place where eating out was more of a chore than a pleasure to a nation of food adventurers, thanks to generations of migrants opening eateries.
Timeshift looks at how postwar Britain went from a place where eating out was more of a chore than a pleasure to a nation of food adventurers, now spending up to a third of our food budget on restaurant meals. It's the story of the British palate being slowly introduced to a range of what would then have been 'exotic' cuisines by successive generations of migrants opening eateries - first Italians, then Chinese and Indians. By encouraging us to try something new - be it spaghetti, stir fry or samosa - they spiced up not just our food but our high streets and our lives.
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An entirely different eating experience
Duration: 01:58
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The Berni story
Duration: 02:16
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How the British eating out experience was transformed
Duration: 01:24
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00:02The Velvet Underground
I'm Waiting For The Man
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00:04The Cinematic Orchestra
Ode to the Big Sea
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00:12The Crew-Cuts
Sh-Boom
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Rebecca Front |
| Producer | David Leach |
| Director | David Leach |
| Series Producer | William Naylor |