Wild Food

Littlestone Dec 19, 2006 16:55:47

"I an age where obesity is a growing problem in Britain, can anything be learnt from the Stone Age diet? Travelling back in time to find out what our ancestors would have eaten, Ray (Mears) compares today's microwave and fast-food snacks with a diet of wilted nettles and berries. Ray begins his investigation in Australia, where Aboriginals talk about what food means to hunter-gatherers, and discusses its role in their culture."*

Always enjoy Ray Mears' progs and this one (1/5 beginning Thursday, 4 January 2007 on BBC2 from 8:00pm) looks interesting.

* Ray Mears's Wild Food. Radio Times. 23 December 2006 - 5 January 2007. Page 198.

Littlestone Dec 30, 2006 21:50:02

Replying to Littlestone

And on Wednesday, 10 January at 8pm on BBC2, Ray "...explores what our Stone Age ancestors would have eaten if they had lived on the British coastline - and discovers fruit with more vitamin C than oranges. Combining archaeological findings with his own knowledge of the hunter/gatherer lifestyle, he also finds a plant with more carbohydrates than potatoes and explains how to recognise a good piece of flint."*

* Ray Mears's Wild Food. Radio Times. 6 - 12 January 2007. Page 88.

Wiggy Jan 3, 2007 12:15:22

Replying to Littlestone

Really looking forward to this - also rather excited about "The Face of Britain" (ethnoancestry/dna study) coming up on C4 in feb.

slumpystones Jan 3, 2007 13:37:51

Replying to Littlestone

Apparently I used to go to school with Mr Mears !!

rocknicker Jan 6, 2007 11:56:07

Replying to Littlestone

LOVED this programme. Very thought-provoking

Littlestone Jan 31, 2007 16:29:15

Replying to Littlestone

Last of the progs tonight - bit of a lacklustre series I thought; maybe the book will be better ;-)

The following was posted by David Mitchell on the Stones Mailing List today and may be of interest -

Sorry about the short notice, but Ray Mears, Gordon Hillman (UCL) and Tony Leeds (KCL) are giving a talk on the above subject on Fri 2nd Feb at the Franklin-Wilkins Building, Waterloo Campus, King's College London. The event will take place at 5:30pm (tea from 5pm) in Room B5, which some of you will remember was used for Julian Cope's talk some time ago. The presentation will include a description of the practical work in preparation for the BBC2 programme. I've been told that people outside King's may attend, and please book in advance by emailing [email protected]

For directions see www.kcl.ac.uk/about/campuses/waterloo.html see www.multimap.com and type se19nn in the "GB postcode" box. The entrance to FWB (big glass doors) is just above the "S" in Stamford Street. Room B5 is about 30 metres from the entrance.

See you there!

David

BuckyE Feb 7, 2007 17:02:32

Replying to Littlestone

"Paleolithic diet" was a buzzword ten years ago. There are plenty of google hits on it. But that's a far cry from the diet of the Neolithic, when the stones were being erected.