Return To River Cottage
Return To River Cottage is a TV show on SBS ONE. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 6 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in February 2025.
Last episode
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24:10Return To River Cottage
Autumn is nearly over and Hugh is concerned about the winter ahead. He’s slaughtered his steer and his old mutton but he's short of firewood and, after his disastrous hay harvest, still hasn’t any feed for his animals.
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24:39Hugh is embarking on the big financial venture of the summer. He's harvesting his entire tomato crop to sell at the local farmers' market.
24:25It’s late summer at River Cottage but the weather is far from seasonal. Torrential rain washes out Hugh’s entire hay harvest and his polytunnel full of tomatoes is beset with blight. Radical plant-surgery saves the tomatoes but the hay is lost.
24:35Hugh’s landlord, Antony Hichens, is holding a Medieval Fair to raise funds for charity and Hugh has offered to donate one of his pigs. Antony and his wife Sczerina come down to the pig-pen to see which one should end up on the spit.
24:31Two of Fearnley-Whittingstall's chickens aren't acclimating to their coop, so he sells them at the annual poultry auction and buys three new birds.
24:35It’s a year since Hugh arrived at River Cottage and he’s expanding his operation. He’s rented the field over the river and sets off to buy some livestock.