Rick Stein's Cornwall
Rick Stein's Cornwall is a TV show on SBS ONE. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 40 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in December 2025.
Last episode
28:59
28:59Rick Stein's Cornwall
Rick Stein travels to St Ives to tell us about one of Britain’s little-known artists, Alfred Wallis. In the shadow of Bodmin Moor Rick visits a very rare collection of Medieval stained-glass windows in the church of St Neot.
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28:59Rick Stein launches this series about his home county of Cornwall with a trip back in time to his early days running a nightclub in Padstow.
Season 1
29:01
29:01As Rick’s Cornish odyssey comes to an end he takes a city break in Truro, where he discovers an unusual ghost story and tours the magnificent cathedral. Deep in the Cornish countryside is a family passionate about offal who prepare Rick a delicious meal of pickled ox tongue and beef heart tacos.
28:59West Penwith is as far west as it possible to go on mainland Britain. Here Rick explores its rich and diverse history, from Lamorna Cove to the UNESCO protected tin and copper mining area of Botallack, where Rick talks with a mining explorer. And from the safety of his kitchen, Rick tells us how, as a young lad on the Liza...
28:56Rick is at Tintagel, Cornwall’s most mythical place, where he discovers this was an important trading port with Europe and the birthplace of perhaps Britain’s greatest legend, the tale of King Arthur. At Camborne, once the richest mining area in the world, Rick explores how the Methodist religious movement was so important...
29:03Rick is on the beautiful Roseland Peninsula. At one of the county's oldest butchers, Rick looks into the ancient practice and benefits of ageing meat, before demonstrating how to properly cook a steak and make the perfect Bearnaise sauce. And in the attractive harbourside village of Mousehole, Rick meets a potter who finds...
28:15Rick explores the beating heart of the post-war British modern art movement in the seaside town of St Ives, the home for leading artists such as Barbara Hepworth and Terry Frost. At the Lizard Peninsula, known locally as the graveyard of all shipping, Rick heads out to sea to fish for a delicious seasonal visitor - the red...
29:01After a wild swim at one of Cornwall’s picturesque hidden coves, Rick cooks a simple sea bass recipe, telling us all how to make the perfect homemade mayonnaise. In the far west of the county, on the Lands End peninsula, Rick introduces us to his niece, a modern artist, who explains her deep spiritual connection to Cornwal...
29:02At Golitha Falls, where the River Fowey tumbles down to the sea, Rick meets Dawn French, Britain's queen of comedy who has made Cornwall her home. In the shadow of Devonport Dockyard, he boards the world's busiest chain ferry to cross the wide River Tamar, the ancient watery boundary between the counties of Devon and Cornw...
28:16On the wild north Atlantic coast, Rick heads out to sea to go fishing for lobsters with celebrity chef Nathan Outlaw, and learns about a new conservation program for sustainable lobster fishing.
28:47Rick explores one of Cornwall's hidden secrets, the stunning Fowey Estuary, joining his friend on a boat trip to learn about the history of the area and getting a view of the beautiful riverbank.
29:02Rick journeys inland from the majestic Camel Estuary to one of Britain's finest vineyards, and later fires up the BBQ to cook his latest fish catch using a recipe inspired from a trip to Goa.
27:16Rick Stein meets his good friend Barry Humphries, who fell in love with Cornwall in the 1960s when he escaped London to develop his now famous character, Dame Edna Everage. Barry talks about his friendship with Britain's favourite poet, John Betjeman, and asks Rick to review his homemade fishcakes. Rick also goes fishing f...
29:03The town of Launceston in east Cornwall is bypassed by many who visit the county, yet Rick discovers that it's home to an unusual superstition and a rare type of Norman castle. In the far west of Cornwall, Rick meets Graham Fitkin and Ruth Wall, two musicians who combine modern and traditional ways to make some extraordina...
29:02Rick Stein meets young chef Tom Adams who runs Combeshead Farm, a leading field-to-fork restaurant in Cornwall. Here they grow and produce all of their own food, from sourdough bread to pork pies, as well as rearing a small heard of Mangalitsa pigs, a hairy, old-world breed which produces exquisite hams. Rick tries out a n...
28:28Deep in the Cornish countryside, Rick Stein meets an extraordinary family who are making some of the best Gouda cheese in Britain, from which he cooks a tortilla dish with caramelised apples, onions and Cornish Gouda. In the fishing village of Mevagissey, he discovers the origins of the sea shanty and the history of the pi...
28:49Rick heads to the place where his passion for Cornwall began - his family home at Trevose Head on the north Cornish coast, where as a child he would go fishing with his father. He explores the wild yet beautiful landscape of the Land's End peninsula with the artist Kurt Jackson, before heading to the tranquillity of an her...
Season 2 28:52
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Rick takes us to the Rame Peninsula. Far from the traditional tourist track, this part of Cornwall is famed for its cliffs and beaches. It’s also where he meets a beachcomber who has found some remarkable objects washed up on the shore. In mining country, Rick explores the history of the Cornish pasty and shows us how to c... 28:41 Expired
In the town of Looe, Rick discovers a time when the Cornish were taken as slaves by Barbary Pirates. He joins one of the last fishing boats in St Mawes and uses the catch of Lemon Sole to make a delicious warm salad. In Newlyn he meets with two entrepreneur chefs who are cooking mackerel to perfection. 29:01 Expired
On the banks of the River Tamar, Rick visits a little-known mausoleum with a rather macabre story.