Documentaries - Skills (dvd)

Survival expert Ray Mears tracks three masterly predators, each in the natural environment they dominate, or at least did until man changed the rules. In Idaho, it's a pack of wolves. In Namibia, a family of leopards. In British Columbia, grizzly -, brown and white 'spirit' bears.

Ray Mears goes on an epic adventure into Canada's unforgiving, yet stunning wilderness. He travels by foot, canoe and snowshoe through the regions mountains, forests, tundra and ice where roads are still few and far between.

Packing their unpretentious northern humour and enduring friendship on the back of two monster motor bikes, these amiable, leather-clad hairies road out to make the best travel-cum-cookery-cum-comedy show ever seen.

Nigel Slater demonstrates straightforward, down to earth cooking, filmed at his home.

There is much more to Seafood Odyssey than cooking fish: it is also a fascinating cultural adventure. Setting off from Naples, where a tour of the vibrant fish market is 'pure theatre', the series also sees Rick in Goa, oyster-harvesting in Chesapeake Bay plus visits to Australia and Thailand. Underlying all is his beloved Cornwall, where he cooks the recipes he brings back from his travels.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's Dorset down-shifting experiment enters its third year and he's beginning to get the hang of it - or so he thinks.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and his growing family have moved on from River Cottage to a farm boasting 44 acres of land which offers the potential for producing far more livestock and vegetables than they need.

It's Autumn at River Cottage and Hugh is making the most of his bumper harvest.

Celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall was a city-dweller until he decided one day to simplify his life and move to a cottage in Dorset, England to begin a new life rooted in the principle of self-sufficiency.

Series following an exercise in self-sufficiency at a West Dorset smallholding.

Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall would travel along the canals of the UK, indulging in local cuisines using naturally sourced ingredients. He would meet locals who would shed light on the history of the ingredients and culture of that area, whilst showing off his culinary skills with improvised equipment. A great watch and very informative. A programme to make one appreciate our country even more.