Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Birthday: Born in 1965-01-14 in Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
Deathday: Alive
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is a multi-award-winning writer and broadcaster known for his uncompromising commitment to seasonal, ethically produced food and his concern for the environment. He has earned a huge following through his River Cottage TV series and books, as well as campaigns such as Hugh’s Fish Fight, Hugh’s War on Waste and his latest, Britain’s Fat Fight. Hugh’s early smallholding experiences were shown in the Channel 4 River Cottage series and led to the publication of The River Cottage Cookbook (2001), which won the Glenfiddich Trophy and the André Simon Food Book of the Year award. Thirteen more books have followed, including the acclaimed River Cottage Meat Book and the immensely popular River Cottage Veg Everyday. Hugh’s latest book is River Cottage Much More Veg.
TV Credits
Shooting Stars
Character: Self
Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as 3 full series from 1995 to 1997, then on BBC Choice from January to December 2002 with 2 series before returning to BBC Two for another 3 series from 2008 until its cancellation in 2011. Created and hosted by double-act Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, it uses the panel show format but with the comedians' often slapstick, surreal and anarchic humour does not rely on rules in order to function, w...
The F Word
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The F Word is a British food magazine and cookery programme featuring chef Gordon Ramsay. The programme covers a wide range of topics, from recipes to food preparation and celebrity food fads. The programme is made by Optomen Television and aired weekly on Channel 4. The theme tune for the series is "The F-Word" from the Babybird album Bugged....
The One Show
Character: Self
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One....
Countdown
Character:
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility....
Would I Lie to You?
Character: Self
A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts....
Hugh's Chicken Run
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Hugh's Chicken Run was a programme as part of Channel 4's 'Food Fight' series in which celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall launched the campaign to encourage more consumers to demand free range chicken. Hugh was joined on the campaign by fellow celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver, who chose to highlight the issues in the more graphic Jamie's Fowl Dinners. In the series Hugh set about the highlighting the differences in standards by creating his own intensive and free range chicken farms, as wel...
A Cook on the Wild Side
Character: Himself - Presenter
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall spurns the London summer and heads for open country to spend some time eating off the fat of the land in a trawl through Britain's wild larder....
Question Time
Character: Self - Panellist
This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience....
The One Show
Character: Self - Guest
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One....
Treats from the Edwardian Country House
Character: Self
Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall presents an exploration into the culinary and cultural aspects of the Edwardian period in the English countryside in "Treats from the Edwardian Country House" (2002)....
Saving Africa's Elephants: Hugh and the Ivory War
Character: Himself - Presenter
Two-part documentary seris in which Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall explores what can be done to stop the killing of African elephants for their ivory....
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Character: Self – Chef
The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics....
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Character: Self - Expert
Michael McIntyre hosts a gameshow packed with huge stars, big laughs and a giant spinning wheel. Can the contestants, guided by celebrity experts, answer their way to a fortune?...
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Character: Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry....
The Great Climate Fight
Character: Presenter
Climate change can be stopped and the solutions could benefit us all. Kevin McCloud, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Mary Portas urge government to act, and save us money at the same time....
River Cottage Australia
Character: Himself
Celebrated chef and self sufficiency guru Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall hands the River Cottage baton to an Australian counterpart – former Tasmanian chef, Paul West – who faces new challenges and uniquely Australian characters as he attempts to set up his own farm near the historic and picturesque village of Central Tilba on the NSW Far South Coast....
River Cottage Reunited
Character: Presenter
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's iconic series returns with its inspiring food philosophy - and River Cottage has never been busier or more relevant....
Britain's Fat Fight with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Character: Himself - Presenter
With Britain becoming the most obese country in western Europe, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is on a mission, asking food producers, restaurants and the government to confront the crisis....
Big Blue UK
Character: Himself - Presenter
Marine wildlife programme. As part of Big Blue Week, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and a team of marine enthusiasts follow the animals arriving and thriving in UK waters....
Hugh's War on Waste
Character: Himself - Presenter
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is on a mission to find out why we waste so much....
Hugh's Wild West
Character: Himself - Presenter
Lifelong nature lover Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall pursues his fascination with the wildlife of the West Country as he teams up with the region's most dedicated nature lovers....
Ingenious Animals
Character: Himself - Presenter
A team of wildlife experts travel the globe in search of the most surprising animal stories and reveal how and why animals do such remarkable things....
Richard Osman's House of Games
Character: Self - Contestant
Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games....
The Weakest Link
Character: Self - Participant
Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?...
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Character: Self – Chef and campaigner
The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics....
Time Team
Character: Himself - Special Guest
Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on British Channel 4 from 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented by actor Tony Robinson, each episode featured a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig over a period of three days, with Robinson explaining the process in layman's terms. This team of specialists changed throughout the series' run, although has consistently included professional archaeologists such as Mick Aston, Carenza Lewis, Fra...
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Character: Self - Panellist
Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme....
Easy Ways to Live Well
Character: Himself
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Steph McGovern reveal the easy life fixes we can all use to dramatically improve our diet, fitness and mental well-being....
River Cottage: Spring
Character:
Just as spring and autumn reach their peak, River Cottage celebrates Britain's freshest food as it comes into season in the fields, allotments and gardens around the country....
Scandimania
Character: Presenter
Scandimania Sweden, Denmark and Norway have been voted the happiest countries in the world. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is off to find out why. There's a lot of talk about Scandinavia at the moment and Hugh wants to discover what it's all about....
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Character: Self – Green activist
The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics....
River Cottage
Character: Himself
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, celebrity chef, television personality, journalist, food writer, and campaigner on food and environmental issues, leaves London to pursue an ambition of self-sufficiency, growing his own vegetables and raising his own animals in Dorset....
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Character: Self – Chef and broadcaster
The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics....
Have I Got News for You
Character: Self
Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs....
Movie Credits
River Cottage - Pig in a Day
Character: Himself
Hugh and the River Cottage team offer not only a thorough grounding in the delights of small scale pig-keeping, but also a complete guide to butchering and processing a pig, from nose to tail. It includes full instructions for making your own hams, bacon and sausages, and much more besides. You don't have to be a pig-keeper to enjoy this package - just a pig enthusiast," says Hugh. "Anyone who likes pigs and pork, and wants to find out how and why the best pork comes from the happiest pigs, will...
The Cook Who Changed Our Lives
Character: Himself
Anna Del Conte is The Cook Who Changed Our Lives and the instrumental force in leading Britain beyond the land of spaghetti bolognese and tinned ravioli. Featuring and narrated by Nigella Lawson, Anna’s most ardent advocate, and starring a cast of familiar faces including: Giorgio Locatelli, Antonio Carluccio, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Prue Leith and Tom Parker Bowles, this film reveals how a Milanese cook, now 91, changed Britain’s attitude to Italian food at a time when we could only buy ol...
Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 3
Character: Self (archive footage)
Multi BAFTA winning comedian Harry Hill is back with a glittering third installment of TV Burp Gold. Find out what happens when Stacy from EastEnders stops taking her medication. Witness a very spooked Dean Gaffney on 'Ghost Hunting with I'm a Celebrity', and discover the vegetable that's a spitting image of River Cottages' Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall....
50 Things to Eat Before You Die
Character: Himself
Savour the top gastronomic delights that every diner should sample in their lifetime, as voted for by members of the public. It's a mouth-watering journey through childhood favourites, exotic dishes and bizarre but delicious fare....