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Sardines
Author Tim Pears recalls making a meal of potatoes, a tin of sardines and an unidentified herb in a makeshift pan. From 2007.
French chef Alexis Gauthier recreates a meal of tinned sardines, stolen potatoes and an unidentified herb, first eaten by author Tim Pears and his friend when hitch-hiking in the South of France as teenagers in 1977.
A series in which a chef helps a writer recall the powerful memories forever associated with a dish first tasted during the long, hot days of summer.
Producer: Beaty Rubens
First broadcast on 91热爆 Radio 4 in August 2007.
Last on
Thu 5 Aug 2021
03:45
91热爆 Radio 4 Extra