Dick and James Strawbridge are a father and son presenting duo from Cornwall. Both are passionate about food and sustainability.

About Dick

Dick Strawbridge is an engineer-inventor, sustainability expert, motivational speaker, TV presenter and arguably the owner of the world's finest mustache.

Born in Burma in September 1959, he is the third of seven children and was raised and educated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

In 1978 Dick joined the Army, and completed a degree in Electrical Engineering. Over the next 20 years he rose from Troop Commander to Lieutenant Colonel, and enjoyed serving in the army (and playing rugby) all over the world.

Whilst he was still serving in the Army, Dick's family persuaded him to audition for Channel 4's Scrapheap Challenge. He ended up appearing in all 10 series of the show - first as a team captain, then as a contestant and finally as a presenter. He has also presented BBC2's Crafty Tricks of War and Geronimo.

In 2006, Dick and his family made a life-changing move from The Malverns to Cornwall to a small holding that they restored and set about running sustainably. This ecological move was filmed and became the BBC2 series, It’s Not Easy Being Green. In the 2nd and 3rd series Dick and his son James worked with members of the public on ecological projects across the UK. Both father and son then went on to appear in The Re-Inventors in 2005.

In 2010 Dick took part in BBC1's Celebrity Master Chef and did phenomenally well, making it to the final.

He and James have recently co-written a series of books called Made at Home, which will be released in May.

About James

James Strawbridge is an eco-consultant, chef and TV presenter.

He had a childhood passion for nature which led him to gain a 1st class degree from York University in Environmental History.

His interest is shared with his whole family, leading to their 2006 relocation from Worcestershire to Cornwall in It’s Not Easy Being Green. Shortly after he co-presented The Reinventors with his father, participating in the recreation of amazing inventions such as the fire pump, threshing machine, and Stephenson’s Rocket.

In 2008, following the success of the second series of It’s Not Easy Being Green, James was offered the job of sustainability manager on a remote island in Fiji. Here he helped to set up a working model of eco-tourism abroad. The progress was followed by the BBC2 series Paradise or Bust.

James also filmed the charity education programme WasteBusters in 2007, which aimed to encourage children to think more about the environmental issues surrounding waste.

When James returned from Fiji, he and Dick began co-writing Practical-Self Sufficiency. He was also employed as an eco-consultant for the Lost Gardens of Heligan, carrying out a detailed sustainable audit of the entire site.

Living in Cornwall with his wife and son, James runs a unique catering company called James Cooks.