Farmhouse Kitchen is a cookery series that was produced by Yorkshire Television and aired on the ITV network from 1971 until 1990. It was hosted by Dorothy Sleightholme and later by Grace Mulligan.[1]
| Farmhouse Kitchen | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Cooking programme |
| Presented by |
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| Theme music composer | Reg Wale |
| Opening theme | 'Fruity Flutes' |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production company | Yorkshire Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 1971 – 1990 |
The programme, which was shown weekly and usually on a weekday afternoon, was aimed at housewives and homemakers, and sought to educate its viewers by presenting visual demonstrations of old-fashioned British cookery as well as thrifty ways to feed a family on a budget. Yorkshire Television published a number of cookbooks containing recipes from the show: Farmhouse Kitchen (1975); Farmhouse Kitchen II (1978); 'Farmhouse Kitchen book 3 (1982); Farmhouse Kitchen microwave cook book: a fourth book based on the Independent Television series presented by Grace Mulligan (1986); Farmhouse Kitchen: cooking for one & two (1988).
Hornsea Pottery of Hornsea, East Yorkshire produced a range of branded 'Farmhouse Kitchen' cookware items for Yorkshire TV during the 1980s.
Grace Mulligan took over presenting duties in 1982. Celebrity guest cooks such as Mary Berry and Rick Stein were invited onto the programme, and viewers were invited to send in their own recipes to be cooked onscreen,
The memorable, vibraphone-heavy theme music was "Fruity Flutes" by Reg Wale.[2]
References
edit- ^ EBU Review: Radio and Television Programmes, Administration, Law. Vol. 27. Administrative Office of the European Broadcasting Union. 1976. p. 50. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ "Fruity Flutes [Farmhouse Kitchen]". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
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