I Can Cook was a British live-action children's television series, that was broadcast on CBeebies, from 5 October 2009 to 14 December 2012.[5] It was presented by Katy Ashworth, who demonstrates how to prepare and cook simple dishes, while entertaining with songs.[6] Each show focuses on the creation of one dish, either savoury or sweet.
| I Can Cook | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Cooking show |
| Created by | Katy Ashworth |
| Written by | Nic Ayling Driana Jones |
| Directed by | Helen Scott |
| Presented by | Katy Ashworth |
| Theme music composer | Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra |
| Opening theme | I Can Cook |
| Ending theme | I Can Cook (Reprise) |
| Composers | Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 104[1] |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Christopher Pilkington Katy Ashworth |
| Producers | Driana Jones (Series 1) Andrew Garland (Series 2 & 3) |
| Production location | Maidstone (Series 1 & 2) |
| Running time | 14 minutes |
| Production company | Initial |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBeebies |
| Release | 5 October 2009 – 14 December 2012 [2][3][4] |
As the programme is aimed at children, the dishes are simple to prepare. Some dishes, such as the grape pizza, offer alternatives to traditional dishes.
As well as encouraging children to cook, the show encompasses wider elements of food education; it uses cutaway scenes to show Ashworth in outside locations, explaining the process of cultivating, and growing any key ingredient in the show's dish.
I Can Cook With You
editDuring 2011, the series was branded I Can Cook With You, and featured Katy travelling around the United Kingdom in her own van, to cook in various outdoor locations, and visiting farms and other locations, where food is produced.
I Can Cook on the Go
editIn 2012, the series was branded I Can Cook on the Go, and features a new revamped van called Horace, and “pinchy parrot”, and wooden spoon puppets. The Special Ingredient, however, it was not included in this season.
References
edit- ^ "I Can Cook - CBeebies - BBC".
- ^ "I Can Cook".
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- ^ "I Can Cook". IMDb. June 2009.
- ^ "I Can Cook". BBC Food. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/icancook/ I Can Cook Official Microsite Archived 27 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- I Can Cook at BBC Online
- I Can Cook at BBC Online
- I Can Cook at IMDb
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