Season 9

01 Farm to Pharma: The Rise and Rise of Food Science Episode 13rd April 2009 Documentary about the history of British food science meets a man who pioneered instant soup for Batchelors, and discovers how Quorn was invented to prevent a global food crisis. 02 The Golden Age of Liners Episode 222nd October 2009 Paul Atterbury travels around Britain finding out how the great ocean liners made such a mark on the popular imagination and why they continue to enchant. 03 The Men Who Built the Liners Episode 329th October 2009 Documentary looking at the unique culture that grew up in the Clyde shipyards of Scotland, where the Queen Mary, the Queen Elizabeth and the QE2 were built. 04 The Last Days of the Liners Episode 43rd November 2009 Documentary telling how, in the years after the Second World War and with national pride and prestige at stake, countries competed to launch the most magnificent passenger ships. 05 How to Win at Chess Episode 521st December 2009 In a programme showing how to play better chess, British grandmasters Dan King and Ray Keene go through a demonstration game from opening gambit to checkmate. 06 Oliver Postgate: A Life in Small Films Episode 622nd December 2009 A celebration of the life and work of Oliver Postgate, the man behind some of Britain's best-loved children's TV programmes, including Bagpuss, the Clangers and Ivor the Engine. 07 Clement Freud: In His Own Words Episode 722nd December 2009 Documentary which draws together interviews with the late Clement Freud - Liberal MP, cookery expert, newspaper columnist and author - from across four decades. 08 Bread: A Loaf Affair Episode 824th March 2010 Documentary about the rise of the popular loaf in Britain. After the holy grail of affordable white bread was achieved, dietary experts began to trumpet the virtues of brown. 09 Disappearing Dad Episode 929th June 2010 Novelist Andrew Martin takes a wry look at the way fathers are represented in fiction and film, and finds that they tend to be depicted as marginal, loopy or entirely absent.