Rick spends a surreal afternoon watching a German film crew at work on a Cornish romance and discovers a brain-boosting mushroom, which he promptly puts in a stir-fry. [S]
Rick catches up with best-selling author Patrick Gale on the trail of Second World War poet Charles Causley before heading home to whip up his favourite sea bass dish. [S]
Rick finds out about the back-breaking work done by women in Cornwall's mines, gets a little merry on botanical spirits, and adds a cheeky nip to a yummy clementine trifle. [S]
Rick enjoys one of the world's most scenic ferry crossings, rustles up a vegetarian tart, and investigates the Cornish influence on Oscar-winning composer Malcolm Arnold. [S]
Rick finds out about the back-breaking work done by women in Cornwall's mines, gets a little merry on botanical spirits, and adds a cheeky nip to a yummy clementine trifle. [S]
Rick enjoys one of the world's most scenic ferry crossings, rustles up a vegetarian tart, and investigates the Cornish influence on Oscar-winning composer Malcolm Arnold. [S]
Rick visits a deer farm near Bodmin Moor, makes a stunning but simple venison wellington, and defines the Cornish sense of humour over a pint with comedian Jonny Cowling. [S]
Rick goes fishing under sail for his favourite oysters, makes a delicious fish soup, and discovers the all-but-forgotten story of Cornwall's ancient capital of Lostwithiel. [S]
Rick visits a deer farm near Bodmin Moor, makes a stunning but simple venison wellington, and defines the Cornish sense of humour over a pint with comedian Jonny Cowling. [S]
Rick goes fishing under sail for his favourite oysters, makes a delicious fish soup, and discovers the all-but-forgotten story of Cornwall's ancient capital of Lostwithiel. [S]
Rick soaks up the ambience at one of the UK's last live cattle markets, is in the mood for steak and kidney pudding, and sets sail out of Falmouth in a hand-built boat. [S]
Rick discovers Europe's largest tea plantation on the banks of the River Fal, bakes a simple yet sumptuous fruited tea loaf, and finds out how Cornwall inspired Charles Dickens. [S]
Rick discovers Europe's largest tea plantation on the banks of the River Fal, bakes a simple yet sumptuous fruited tea loaf, and finds out how Cornwall inspired Charles Dickens. [S]
Rick makes heritage cider with author Raynor Winn, cooks a chicken, leek and cider gratin for his old friend John Harris, and meets a sea shanty group with a difference. [S]
Rick forages for mussels in his favourite rock pools, tours Bodmin Moor's dark past with his son Jack, and cooks a foolproof souffle with artisanal Cornish goat's cheese. [S]
Rick visits the Rame Peninsula, which is far from the traditional tourist track and known for its beaches and cliffs, and also explores the history of the Cornish pasty. [S]
Rick learns about a time when the Cornish were taken as slaves by pirates, joins one of the last fishing boats in St Mawes, and meets two mackerel-cooking entrepreneur chefs. [S]
Rick visits a mausoleum with a macabre story on the River Tamar, meets chef Emily Scott to taste the meal that she cooked for American president Joe Biden, and takes to the waves. [S]
Rick discovers how the Cornish landscape influenced Turner, joins an auctioneer at Newlyn Fish Market, and learns about Caerhays Castle's link to Victorian plant hunters. [S]
Rick joins a team diving for razor clams, makes a dish of grilled shangurro clams, visits Newlyn's ordnance datum and is shown beautiful copperwork at the Penlee Museum. [S]
Rick goes on a tour around the beautiful Camel Estuary, visits his long-time fish supplier Matthew Stevens, and examines the impact of second home ownership on Cornwall. [S]
Rick learns how Cornwall was at the heart of British Empire communications and also meets William Golding's daughter to learn about the inspiration behind his novel Lord of the Flies. [S]
Rick meets a man who is paid to eat 700 samples of cheese a week and then heads to Newlyn, which is the unlikely setting of one of Britain's most revolutionary art movements. [S]
Rick heads from Penzance to the Isles of Scilly, where he learns about one of the Royal Navy's worst shipping disasters and meets a beekeeper trying to breed a native honeybee. [S]
Cornish king crab is on the menu for Rick as he heads out of Newquay to catch and cook this tasty crustacean before heading to Bodmin Moor to meet explorer Robin Hanbury. [S]
Rick roams the dramatic north Cornish coast to tell the story of Thomas Hardy - one of Britain's best-loved writers - and his little-known love affair with a Cornishwoman. [S]
Cornwall has more than its fair share of folk tales; Rick recounts perhaps the most famous of them, the tale of the Mermaid of Zennor, near Land's End in this episode. [S]
Rick meets Springwatch presenter and biologist Gillian Burke, who takes him on a walk through a rare habitat called an Atlantic temperate rainforest on the banks of the Helford River. [S]
Rick travels to St Ives to meet artist Alfred Wallis and visits a very rare collection of medieval stained-glass windows in the church of St Neot in the shadow of Bodmin Moor. [S]
Rick takes a trip back in time to his early days running a nightclub in Padstow before making the ultimate fish pie with some deliciously plump pollock. [S]
As Rick's Cornish odyssey comes to an end, he takes a city break in Truro, where he discovers an unusual ghost story and tours the magnificent cathedral. [S]
Rick explores the history of West Penwith - the most westerly place in mainland England - and follows an ancient track in search of Cornwall's oldest building. [S]
Rick is at Tintagel in Cornwall, the birthplace of the tale of King Arthur - later, he explores the role of Methodism in Cornish history and meets a family who grow saffron. [S]
Rick travels across the Roseland Peninsula - starting at a spot thought to have been visited by Jesus - before visiting picturesque St Mawes and the attractive village of Mousehole. [S]
Rick explores the post-war British modern art movement in St Ives, fishes for a mullet on the Lizard Peninsula, and learns about Cornwall's unusual emblem at Land's End. [S]
Rick heads into china clay pits to discover what is known locally as white gold - one of Cornwall's most important industries - cooks a simple sea bass, and visits his niece at Land's End. [S]
At Golitha Falls - where the River Fowey tumbles down to the sea - Rick meets Dawn French, who has made Cornwall her home. Later, he boards the world's busiest chain ferry. [S]
Rick heads out to sea on the wild north Atlantic coast to go fishing for lobsters with his old friend and celebrity chef Nathan Outlaw, then helps to cook a lobster risotto. [S]
Rick explores one of Cornwall's hidden secrets - the secluded and stunning Fowey Estuary - and makes a delicious pancake with a wild blackberry compote and Cornish clotted cream. [S]
Rick journeys on the majestic Camel Estuary to one of Britain's finest vineyards before casting his line to hook Britain's fastest fish and learning about an ambitious new idea for Cornwall. [S]
Rick meets good friend, actor and comedian Barry Humphries, who fell in love with Cornwall in the 1960s when he escaped London to develop his now-famous character Dame Edna Everage. [S]
Rick discovers an unusual superstition and a rare type of Norman castle in Launceston, before meeting musicians Graham Fitkin and Ruth Wall in the far west of Cornwall. [S]
Rick meets young chef Tom Adams, who runs Combeshead Farm, a leading field-to-fork restaurant in Cornwall. Rick then tries out a new recipe - pork chops with a sloe berry sauce. [S]
Rick takes us to meet an extraordinary family who are making some of the best Gouda cheese in Britain and discovers the origins of the sea shanty in the fishing village of Mevagissey. [S]
Rick takes us to the place where his passion for Cornwall began - his family home at Trevose Head on the north Cornish coast, where he would go fishing with his father as a child. [S]
Rick heads out to sea on the wild north Atlantic coast to go fishing for lobsters with his old friend and celebrity chef Nathan Outlaw, then helps to cook a lobster risotto. [S]
Rick explores one of Cornwall's hidden secrets - the secluded and stunning Fowey Estuary - and makes a delicious pancake with a wild blackberry compote and Cornish clotted cream. [S]
Rick journeys on the majestic Camel Estuary to one of Britain's finest vineyards before casting his line to hook Britain's fastest fish and learning about an ambitious new idea for Cornwall. [S]
Rick meets good friend, actor and comedian Barry Humphries, who fell in love with Cornwall in the 1960s when he escaped London to develop his now-famous character Dame Edna Everage. [S]
Rick meets good friend, actor and comedian Barry Humphries, who fell in love with Cornwall in the 1960s when he escaped London to develop his now-famous character Dame Edna Everage. [S]