The Way We Cooked

Fanny Cradock and "Galloping Gourmet" Graham Kerr, who shot to fame during the 1960s and 1970s. A look at how Fanny Cradock added glamour to a post-war Britain, while Graham Kerr became a worldwide success with his laid-back style.

The culinary influence of Delia Smith - who taught a generation to cook through her books and programmes - and Keith Floyd, who revolutionised TV cookery when he left the studio to take food onto the open road. Both played a vital role in changing the British attitude to restaurants and cooking, and have many things in common, including journalistic links, an admiration for Elizabeth David and the fact they left school without qualifications

Gary Rhodes was just 13-years-old when he cooked the full Sunday lunch for his family, and he went on to rediscover the great British classics. Similarly, chirpy cockney Jamie Oliver used to help out in his father's pub kitchen from the age of eight, growing up to inspire millions with his passion for "pukka" grub.