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Seven complete Channel 4 cookery series presented by celebrity chef and proponent of the real food movement Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. Series included are: 'A Cook on the Wild Side', 'Beyond River Cottage', 'River Cottage Road Trip', 'River Cottage Gone Fishing', 'River Cottage Spring', 'River Cottage Autumn' and 'The River Cottage Treatment'.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Box Set, Collectors Edition, Interactive Menu, Multi-DVD Set, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: British celebrity chef and "real food" campaigner, Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall is back in this amazing 10 DVD River Cottage Collection. Well known for his back-to-basics philosophy on cooking, Hugh has resided at River Cottage for a number of years now, cultivating his vegetable garden, raising chickens, pigs and even cattle for his table. He is an ambassador for local, seasonal produce which he cooks to perfection. Whether it be from the wild, the garden or even off the shelf, Hugh offers a variety of remarkable recipes to enthuse & salivate over. This special River Cottage Collection is a delightful feast and follows Hugh on his wonderful investigative culinary journey as he showcases the very principles he stands for; self-sufficiency, food integrity, and the consumption of local, seasonal produce. ...The River Cottage Collection - 10-DVD Box Set ( The River Cottage Treatment / River Cottage Spring / River Cottage Autumn / River Cottage: Gone Fishing! / River Cottage Road Trip / A Cook On The Wild Side / Beyond River Cottage )
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44 of 45 people found the following review helpful
By Blackhorse47
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Following on from 2007's River Cottage collection comprising Escape to River Cottage, Return to River Cottage and River Cottage Forever, in which Hugh chronicles his trials and tribulations at the original Dorset site, this collection of 7 series picks up the story of his life on a new site. They comprise:
River Cottage: Spring, River Cottage: Autumn, Gone Fishing, Road Trip, A cook on the Wild Side, Beyond River Cottage and The River Cottage Treatment.
Beyond RC chronicles the move from Dorset to Devon. The RC Treatment details Hugh's attempts to convert lovers of junk food into fans of real food. Gone Fishing devotes itself to the fishing world and starts to up the campaigning nature of the franchise as it considers how a sustainable fishing industry could operate. Spring and Autumn looks at both seasonal recipes while also covering the lives of inexperienced gardeners as they attempt to grow on their first plot of land. A Cook on the Wild Side seeks to make recipes only from produce found in the wild, and Road Trip's title sums up that one.
After the original adventures, in which watching someone going self-sufficient felt as if it were a genuine venture into the unknown, the later ones are more stage-managed and less assured. They lack focus and direction with it being unsure if they're trying to be cookery programs, campaigning food programs, reality tv featuring odd foodie people, or programs detailing the triumphs and disasters of Hugh's business ventures. But that mixture of styles often works well as there's always something for everyone, and the breadth of subject matters gives the franchise its charm.
Beyond is perhaps the most entertaining, being the series that is most like the first three series.... Read more ›
River Cottage: Spring, River Cottage: Autumn, Gone Fishing, Road Trip, A cook on the Wild Side, Beyond River Cottage and The River Cottage Treatment.
Beyond RC chronicles the move from Dorset to Devon. The RC Treatment details Hugh's attempts to convert lovers of junk food into fans of real food. Gone Fishing devotes itself to the fishing world and starts to up the campaigning nature of the franchise as it considers how a sustainable fishing industry could operate. Spring and Autumn looks at both seasonal recipes while also covering the lives of inexperienced gardeners as they attempt to grow on their first plot of land. A Cook on the Wild Side seeks to make recipes only from produce found in the wild, and Road Trip's title sums up that one.
After the original adventures, in which watching someone going self-sufficient felt as if it were a genuine venture into the unknown, the later ones are more stage-managed and less assured. They lack focus and direction with it being unsure if they're trying to be cookery programs, campaigning food programs, reality tv featuring odd foodie people, or programs detailing the triumphs and disasters of Hugh's business ventures. But that mixture of styles often works well as there's always something for everyone, and the breadth of subject matters gives the franchise its charm.
Beyond is perhaps the most entertaining, being the series that is most like the first three series.... Read more ›
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I love hugh so i have purchased this box set plus the earlier box set. perfect hangover TV, or just longing for some sunny weather and outdoor dreams, i wish i could move to a little smallholding ahhh i can dream
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Nicole Jayne
This is my first review, but I found all the DVD's in this collection delightfully entertaining and informative, I brought it as a present for my partner but it stays with me now. Its a brilliant buy even if you've perviously seen them all on T.V there's bits in here that they edit out.
Thank you.
Thank you.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By N. Crofskey
Considering the number of DVDs squeezed into this pack, its great value for money and makes a fantastic gift for the River Cottage fan. I got it for my Mum for Xmas and she was delighted - it was hard to keep her from watching them all at once! A great variety from the River Cottage Treatment to the Autumn and Spring series, Hugh F-W and his enthusiastic, sincere approach to self sufficiency is always a pleasure.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
A most entertaining set of DVD's with plenty of useful advice though at times to say the least unusual. Well worth getting for your library. Hugh is easy to watch and is encouraging for all who live a self sufficient lifestyle away from the rat race or desire too. I loved the fishing and diving and could almost taste the fresh culinary delights he prepared in the most trying circumstances and I was much intrigued by the lady who seems to live on seaweed varieties. I was amazed at the huge variety of forest fungi that can be eaten and much inspired by the various roadside plants that are readily available for adding taste and spice to foods. There is so much more could be said but let me just suggest you treat yourself to a set of the series. I highly recommend it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By S. Edmonds
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Great collection of dvds and special features.
A must for any River Cottage fan as there are so many hours of Hugh to watch and catch up on.
A must for any River Cottage fan as there are so many hours of Hugh to watch and catch up on.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By C. Brown
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It's hugh, it's self sufficiency, it's old school food, simple and tasty with lots of nice twists. I loved watching the series and this is a welcome addition to my dvd collection
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By S. Alexander
this was the best dvd set we have brought
funny informitive and just a good watch
recomended to all who like cooking and gathering there own food
stephen/dasha
new zealand
funny informitive and just a good watch
recomended to all who like cooking and gathering there own food
stephen/dasha
new zealand
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hours of good tv.
This is a very good deal for all those who love the river cottage. Hours of good tv an food!
Published 28 days ago by ok
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hue Fernley-Whittingstal is a legend!
Hue Fernley-Whittingstal is amazing and pretty much everything he does is pure gold. He really highlights the need to be more Eco-friendly in a non-preachy manner and he gives... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Gemma holt
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great collection!
This is a great set of DVDs that show how Hugh F-W got started with the enterprising side of River Cottage. Read more
Published 3 months ago by R. Zechmann
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great value for money
Certainly good value for money. All discs are pleasant viewing but do not hold the same sense of adventure and voyage of discovery that the first three river cottage series... Read more
Published 5 months ago by anthony greer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant show, brilliant collection
Absolutely brilliant show, and this collection is a must-have for any fans of River Cottage, or indeed HFW in general.
Published 21 months ago by Fredrik
5.0 out of 5 stars
absolutely love it
didnt really bother watching it when it was on tv,my hubby loved it though so i had to sometimes sit and watch the odd programme if there was nothin else on tv,slowly i started... Read more
Published 22 months ago by yoshi
5.0 out of 5 stars
V Happy Hubby
As my other half spent most of the Christmas break glued to his River Cottage boxset I can only conclude that he was very pleased with it. Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2011 by mum2three
5.0 out of 5 stars
Inspirational
This collection is full of inspirational ideas for cooking, gardening and potential smallholding. Even our kids (5 and 7 years) loved it despite all the meat sections. Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2011 by Caroline Feely
4.0 out of 5 stars
Our place in the country
For those of us who live increasingly urban lives, who long to get back to the land but who have no current choice to do so, the River Cottage series is our 'place in the country'. Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2010 by E. Cooper
5.0 out of 5 stars
River Cottage DVD Collection
A great collection of various programs that have been on and nice to see them again.
Published on 6 Sep 2010 by Mrs. Janet Lay
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