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Oz and James Drink to Britain

Oz and James Drink to Britain is a BBC television series[1] in which wine writer Oz Clarke and motor journalist James May travel through Britain and Ireland to discover the array of available alcoholic drinks. The series is a sequel to Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure, and followed the same format, with the established dynamic between Clarke and May of bickering and bantering while drinking alcohol. The chosen vehicle of this series is a 1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche convertible.[2]

Oz and James Drink to Britain
Directed byMichael Davies
StarringJames May, Oz Clarke
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producersMark Hill, Chris Stuart
Production locationsUnited Kingdom, Ireland
Running time30 mins
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release6 January (2009-01-06) –
24 February 2009 (2009-02-24)
Related
Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure
Oz and Hugh Drink to Christmas
Oz and Hugh Raise the Bar

Upon broadcast the first episode had a viewership of approximately 3.4 million with an average audience share of 15%.[3]

Episode list edit

Episode Subject Airdate
1 Clarke and May travel to Yorkshire and Derbyshire, learn what goes into beer and visit a vineyard. 6 January 2009
2 Clarke and May travel to Wigan and visit a small commercial brewery. 13 January 2009
3 Clarke and May travel to Scotland, receive a blindfolded whisky tasting and meet brewers. 20 January 2009
4 Clarke and May travel to Ireland, test Irish Guinness and host "Strictly Come Drinking". 27 January 2009
5 Clarke and May taste some extreme beers, and attempt to work as barmen. 3 February 2009
6 Clarke and May travel to Wales, sample vodka, perry and wines before having their own Homebrew beer judged at the Worcester Beer Festival 10 February 2009
7 Clarke and May travel to the South West on a traditional cider farm and James makes his own Plymouth Gin. 17 February 2009
8 Clarke and May try British sparkling wine and visit a traditional Kentish hop garden. 24 February 2009

DVD edit

The DVD of Oz and James Drink to Britain, which contains footage not featured on the original BBC broadcasts, was released in the UK on 16 March 2009.

U.S. Broadcast edit

The series was also broadcast on BBC America, renamed "James May Drinks to Britain."

References edit

  1. ^ Moran, Caitlin, The Times (3 January 2009). "Oz Clarke and James May Drink to Britain". Retrieved 21 January 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Jeffries, Stuart, The Guardian (7 January 2009). Last night's TV
  3. ^ Holmwood, Leigh, The Guardian (7 January 2009). TV ratings: Claire Sweeney weight gain show pulls in 3.2 million

External links edit

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