James Martin's French Adventure

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12. Marseille - James's journey takes him to Marseille, where he starts the day in the old port where the fishermen are selling fresh seafood, before searching for the best bouillabaisse.

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Series 1

1. St Emilion

James embarks on a culinary tour around the country that inspired his career. In St Emilion, he visits the kitchens where he worked as a lad more than 30 years ago.

2. Canal du Midi

James's travels continue on the Canal du Midi. Starting in historic Carcassonne he joins the mass of tourists and cooks a delicious fish stew on the canal banks.

3. Languedoc

James visits Languedoc, famous for its wine and the hearty meaty dish, cassoulet. He turns up the heat with a steak cooked on a barbecue in the blazing sunshine.

4. Charente

James's travels around France take him to Charente. Starting in the heart of the Cognac region, he pays a visit to the de La Rochefoucauld family.

5. Dordogne

Continuing his travels around France, James visits a region known for its traditional hearty cuisine, buried treasures and a love of all things duck - the Dordogne.

6. Lyon

James Martin's travels around France continue in the city of Lyon, known as the gastronomic capital of France, where he explores the two sides of the culinary scene.

7. Annecy

James travels to the beautiful lakeside town of Annecy, where he roves in the market and cooks using delicious local tomatoes, red mullet, and lobster.

8. Jura

James heads east to the region of Jura, where local farmer Matthew Tissot shows James his orchard and teaches him about the area's remarkable apples and pears.

9. Bresse

James heads to Bresse, home to one of France's most famous ingredients - the Bresse chicken, before meeting one of his culinary heroes Georges Blanc.

10. Burgundy

James is in Burgundy, a region famous for its wines and mustard fields. Retracing Keith Floyd's visit 30 years ago, James stops at the same vineyard for a personal tour.

11. St Tropez

James's journey continues in St Tropez. On board a yacht, James makes the most of the local seafood, serving it en papillotte, before visiting old friend Michel Roux.

12. Marseille

James's journey takes him to Marseille, where he starts the day in the old port where the fishermen are selling fresh seafood, before searching for the best bouillabaisse.

13. Camargue

James's culinary tour takes him to the Camargue, where he learns all about the Camargue bull and the delicate hand-harvested salty crust fleur de sel.

14. Arles

James is in the city of Arles, famous for its Roman architecture and home to the largest market in Provence. James cooks a dish of John Dory using produce from the market.

15. Isle Sur La Sorgue

James's journey brings him to the adopted home of his hero Keith Floyd - the pretty riverside town of L'Isle sur la Sorgue, where Floyd once had a restaurant.

16. Normandy

James's journey takes him to Pegasus Bridge - famous for the D-Day landings. In one of Normandy's many apple orchards, James prepares a dish of artichokes with hollandaise.

17. Giverny

James arrives in the misty gardens of Claude Monet's house in Giverny and walks across the iconic Japanese bridge to gaze at the water lilies made famous by the artist.

18. Paris

James's French adventure brings him to one of his favourite cities in the world. He has an early start, off to one of the largest wholesale food markets in Europe - Rungis.

19. Versailles

James arrives at the palace of Versailles. As well as beautiful grounds, it boasts an incredible market where James shops for ingredients for his sole Veronique.

20. Bois De Boulogne

James arrives at the Bois de Boulogne. It is race day at the Auteuil Hippodrome and James cooks leeks vinaigrette with salmon, and lamb cutlets with ratatouille.