Inside Britain's Food Factories

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Episode 4 - We're making traditional Lancashire Eccles Cakes, using a recipe passed from father to son, and making jam fit for the Queen's breakfast table at Tiptree.

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Series 1

Episode 1

In this episode, we're celebrating Britain's insatiable appetite for snacks. See how the Wagon Wheel factory in South Wales makes millions of biscuits a year.

Episode 2

In Yorkshire, we visit Aunt Bessie's to find out how they produce millions of Yorkshire puddings each year, and how Yorkshire Tea make tea bags by the truck load.

Episode 3

In this episode, we're celebrating some of our childhood favourites. We're making drumstick lollipops by the million at the Swizzles sweet factory.

Episode 4

We're making traditional Lancashire Eccles Cakes, using a recipe passed from father to son, and making jam fit for the Queen's breakfast table at Tiptree.

Episode 5

We're making Stilton Cheese at a family firm that's been churning it out for three generations, learning the secrets of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce, and getting our caffeine fix, roasting coffee at Taylors of Harrogate.

Episode 6

In this episode, we're going back to basics with some products that haven't changed in centuries. We're making miles of sausages with Heck, world famous sea-salt in Maldon and a single-malt whisky at Glenfarclas.