The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure
The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure is a British cookery and travel show presented by The Hairy Bikers, Dave Myers and Simon King.[1] It follows them travelling around Asia trying the local cuisine, meeting local people and cooking some native dishes themselves. The series began airing on 13 February 2014 on BBC Two.
| The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure | |
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| Genre | Cookery, travel |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Two |
| Original release | 13 February – 20 March 2014 |
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Episodes
| Episode | Original airdate | Location in Asia | Viewing figures (millions) | BBC Two weekly rank |
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| 1 | 13 February 2014 | Hong Kong | 2.55 | 10 |
| 2 | 20 February 2014 | Bangkok | 2.73 | 8 |
| 3 | 27 February 2014 | Thailand | 2.24 | 7 |
| 4 | 6 March 2014 | Tokyo | 2.40 | 7 |
| 5 | 13 March 2014 | Mount Fuji, Kyoto, Kobe | 2.44 | 6 |
| 6 | 20 March 2014 | South Korea | 2.32 | 8 |
Reception
The first episode saw positive UK overnight ratings of 2.33m (10.1% share)[2] beating Channel 4 and Channel 5 in the same slot. Slightly negative comments were made by The Independent, saying 'Si and Dave's antics prove hard to stomach'.[3]
References
- "Series 1, The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure - BBC Two". BBC.
- "Inspector George Gently rises to 5.5m". 14 February 2014.
- "Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure, TV review: Their Hong Kong hosts are". 13 February 2014.
External links
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