Synopsis
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall wants to find out why the UK wastes so much food. He challenges supermarkets to drastically reduce the amount of food they throw away.
- Programme: Hugh's War on Waste
- Episode: 1
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2015
- Geography | Sustainable food production
Licence: ERA Licence required
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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Episode 2 | Hugh's War on Waste
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Episode 2 | Hugh's War on Waste
Episode 2 | Hugh's War on Waste
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall continues his mission to find out why the UK wastes so much food. He joins an illicit midnight raid to see what h...
Episode 3: The Batttle Continues | Hugh's War on Waste
Episode 3: The Batttle Continues | Hugh's War on Waste
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall tries to change Britain's wasteful ways. He takes on Amazon, for all their packaging, and ...
Episode 2 | Hugh's War on Waste
Episode 2 | Hugh's War on Waste
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall continues his mission to find out why the UK wastes so much food. He joins an illicit midnight raid to see what h...
Episode 3: The Batttle Continues | Hugh's War on Waste
Episode 3: The Batttle Continues | Hugh's War on Waste
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Episode 2 | Hugh's War on Waste
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Episode 3: The Batttle Continues | Hugh's War on Waste
Episode 3: The Batttle Continues | Hugh's War on Waste
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