Food Unwrapped Explained

Genre:Consumer
Based On:Food CIA
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Num Series:24
Num Episodes:159 (+ 35 specials)
Runtime:30 minutes (inc. adverts)
60 minutes (specials; inc. adverts)
Executive Producer:Sandy Watson
Clair Cadman
Company:Ricochet Ltd
Network:Channel 4
Last Aired:present

Food Unwrapped is a British television series broadcast by Channel 4 featuring Jimmy Doherty, Kate Quilton, Matt Tebbutt, Helen Lawal,[1] Amanda Byram, Andi Oliver, Briony May Williams and John Whaite.[2] The show is based on the original Dutch series "Food CIA", devised by Dahl TV and licensed by Warner Bros. International Television Production Ltd. There have been 24 series and a number of special episodes.[3]

Presented as a consumer show investigating food production, it was first broadcast on 10 September 2012.[4]

Series overview

Series

SeriesEpisodesOriginal broadcast
Series premiereSeries finale
Series 1810 September 20125 November 2012
Series 283 June 201329 July 2013
Series 3620 January 20143 March 2014
Series 4614 July 201418 August 2014
Series 51312 January 201525 May 2015
Series 61631 August 201514 March 2016
Series 7425 March 201615 April 2016
Series 859 May 20166 June 2016
Series 9826 September 201625 November 2016
Series 1059 January 20176 February 2017
Series 1168 May 201726 July 2017
Series 12420 October 201712 December 2017
Series 1394 January 201829 May 2018
Series 14811 June 201827 August 2018
Series 15128 October 20184 February 2019
Series 16615 March 20196 May 2019
Series 171026 August 20199 December 2019
Series 18524 February 202023 March 2020
Series 19716 April 20217 June 2021
Series 203 23 August 20216 September 2021
Series 21315 November 2021[5] 29 November 2021
Series 2229 May 202216 May 2022
Series 23522 August 202217 October 2022
Series 24513 January 202310 February 2023
Note: Series 19 was due to premiere on 9 April 2021, but was postponed until 16 April 2021 due to the death of his HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.[6] [7]

Specials

Special Airdate
Food Techniques Special 12 August 2013
Viewers' Questions Special 9 December 2013
Christmas Dinner 23 December 2013
Diet Special 6 January 2014
Easter Special 21 April 2014
Christmas Dinner II 22 December 2014
Diet Special II 5 January 2015
Diets For Summer 27 July 2015
Christmas Special 21 December 2015
Diet Special III 4 January 2016
Lose Weight For The Summer 13 June 2016
The Truth About Sugar 19 September 2016
Diet Special IV 2 January 2017
Summer Diet Special 5 June 2017
Christmas Special 12 December 2017
Diet Special V 4 January 2018
Cracking Christmas Guide 18 December 2019
New Year Health Special 7 January 2020
Comfort Foods Special 8 September 2020
Store Cupboard Staples 15 September 2020
Festive Feast 14 December 2020
Healthy New Year 11 January 2021
Food Unwrapped Gets Chocolatey 2 April 2021
Food Unwrapped Does Great Britain 5 April 2021
Food Unwrapped Does Takeaways 7 May 2021
Healthy Hacks 16 August 2021
Christmas Cracker 6 December 2021
Healthy New Year 3 January 2022
Food Unwrapped Goes Veggie 10 January 2022
Supermarket Secrets 2 May 2022
Food Unwrapped Gets Baking 23 May 2022[8]
Food Unwrapped's Sweet Treat 20 June 2022[9]
Food Unwrapped's Breakfast Buffet 27 June 2022[10]
Food Unwrapped's Italian Adventures 4 July 2022[11]
Food Unwrapped: Jimmy's Asian Adventures 11 July 2022[12]
Food Unwrapped's Sweet Feast 18 July 2022[13]
Food Unwrapped’s Nordic Adventure 1 December 2022[14]
Food Unwrapped's New Year Health Kicks 6 January 2023[15]
Food Unwrapped Gets Fruity 28 February 2023[16]
Food Unwrapped's Veg Box 7 March 2023[17]
Food Unwrapped's Lunch Box 14 March 2023[18]
Supermarkets Unwrapped: The Freezer Aisle 3 July 2023[19]
Supermarkets Unwrapped: The Vegan Aisle 10 July 2023[20]
Supermarkets Unwrapped: Fruit & Veg Aisle 17 July 2023[21]
Supermarkets Unwrapped: The Snacks Aisle 24 July 2023[22]
Food Unwrapped's Caribbean Adventure 2 January 2024[23]
Food Unwrapped's Deep South Adventure 9 January 2024[24]
Food Unwrapped's South Korean Adventure 16 January 2024[25]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet the Food Unwrapped 2020 cast - Jimmy, Matt, Kate and Helen!. 11 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Food Unwrapped. tvguide.co.uk. 7 January 2023.
  3. Web site: Food Unwrapped Episode Guide. Channel 4. 1 June 2015.
  4. Web site: New TV show to target 'lies' told by some food manufacturers. Gary Scattergood. 10 September 2012. 1 June 2015.
  5. Web site: Food Unwrapped. channel4.com. 13 November 2021.
  6. Web site: EPISODESFood Unwrapped: Season 19 Premiere (S19EP1 Channel 4 Fri 9 Apr 2021). memorabletv.com. 16 April 2021.
  7. Web site: Is Gogglebox on tonight? Channel 4 schedule changes details. hellomagazine.com. 16 April 2021.
  8. Web site: Food Unwrapped Gets Baking. radiotimes.com. 18 May 2022.
  9. Web site: Food Unwrapped's Sweet Treat. radiotimes.com. 20 June 2022.
  10. Web site: Food Unwrapped's Breakfast Buffet. radiotimes.com. 27 June 2022.
  11. Web site: Food Unwrapped's Breakfast Buffet. radiotimes.com. 27 June 2022.
  12. Web site: Food Unwrapped: Jimmy's Asian Adventures. radiotimes.com. 5 July 2022.
  13. Web site: Food Unwrapped's Sweet Feast 18 July 2022: Monday on Channel 4. tveveryday.com. 4 October 2022.
  14. Web site: Food Unwrapped (Thursday 1st December 2022 Food Unwrapped's Nordic Adventure on Channel 4). tveveryday.com. 18 February 2023 . 2 March 2023.
  15. Web site: Food Unwrapped's New Year Health Kicks. channel4.com/. 7 January 2023.
  16. Web site: Food Unwrapped Gets Fruity. radiotimes/. 23 February 2023.
  17. Web site: Food Unwrapped's Veg Box. radiotimes. 2 March 2023.
  18. Web site: Food Unwrapped's Lunch Box. radiotimes. 8 March 2023.
  19. Web site: Supermarkets Unwrapped. radiotimes. 28 June 2023.
  20. Web site: Supermarkets Unwrapped. radiotimes. 4 July 2023.
  21. Web site: Supermarkets Unwrapped. tv24.co.uk. 1 January 2024.
  22. Web site: Supermarkets Unwrapped. tv24.co.uk. 1 January 2024.
  23. Web site: Food Unwrapped's Caribbean Adventure. radiotimes. 1 January 2024.
  24. Web site: Food Unwrapped's Deep South Adventure. radiotimes. 1 January 2024.
  25. Web site: Food Unwrapped's South Korean Adventure. radiotimes. 10 January 2024.