Synopsis
Gregg Wallace, Cherry Healey and Ruth Goodman look at the production, science and history of bread in Britain.
- Programme: Inside the Factory
- Series: 1: How Our Favourite Foods Are Made
- Episode: 01: Bread
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2015
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