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Food Detectives

2016 · 1 season

Breezy, friendly fact-checking that turns everyday shopping and cooking into light, useful science without ever feeling like a lecture.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Sean Fletcher, Tom Kerridge, Alice Roberts
Overview
Scientist Prof Alice Roberts, chef Tom Kerridge and journalist Sean Fletcher are keen to improve your cooking, your health and your bank balance by dishing up the plain facts about our food.

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Genres
Documentary
Starring
Sean Fletcher, Tom Kerridge, Alice Roberts
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • science
  • work
  • family
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
documentary
Starring
Sean Fletcher, Tom Kerridge, Alice Roberts
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 30 min each
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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