The Hairy Bikers Go West

About this Broadcast

Season 1, Episode 6

Dave and Si explore the region around the River Severn, an area famous for its fusion of flavours and meet locals with their own special recipes. They visit a street food stall known as Babhaus, which brings a Mexican fusion menu to Newport and Netherend Farm in Gloucestershire where they meet Wyndham and Linda, who have developed a new product, nutty clarified butter Ghee. In the town of Tewkesbury they discover Samantha, who creates mustard balls, which the boys learn how to make the traditional way

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Cast & Crew

Simon King (Presenter)

David Myers (Presenter)

Linda Weeks (Guest)

Wyndham Weeks (Guest)

Samantha Ramsey (Guest)

Raya Lamb (Performer)

Carley Luckett (Performer)

Andrew Mackenzie (Executive producer)

Melanie Leach (Executive producer)

Kent Upshon (Editor)

Francois Gandolfi (Director)

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Simon King (Presenter)

Born: December 27, 1962 in Nairobi

Best Known For: Filming and presenting nature documentaries.

Early-life: Simon Henry King was born in Nairobi on December 27, 1962 to John and Eve. His father was at the time working for Forces Broadcasting Overseas but he later relocated the family to Bristol and went on to become a TV producer/director at the BBC. Simon's first taste of TV came in 1973 when he was as a child actor in one of his father's wildlife dramas. Three years later, Simon toured the country searching for wildlife with naturalist Mike Kendall for the BBC series Man and Boy.

Career: In 1984, King made his first film, a study of the wildlife surrounding a willow tree. It was broadcast as an edition of BBC series The World About Us. Since then, he has been involved in a number of nature documentaries as a presenter and cameraman, including Springwatch, Autumnwatch, Big Cat Diary, Simon King's Shetland Diaries, Snow Watch, Planet Earth, Blue Planet, Life, and Nature.

Quote: "I've been lucky enough to indulge my hobby and to do so through the medium of TV, film, writing, photography and drawing."

Trivia: King has written a number of wildlife books.