What’s on TV – 24 August 2019

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Barbecue time!

Nadiya Hussain gives tips for her perfect outdoor party food

What’s on

TV

T

he thought of catering for

hungry friends and family

can be really daunting,

but Nadiya Hussain makes

barbecue cooking look oh-so

easy in her new one-off show.

‘We all lead such busy lives

that finding the energy to

cook can be tricky, but

summertime is party time,’

says Nadiya. ‘I love being

in the kitchen when

the sun’s streaming in,

and there’s nothing

better than treating

family and friends

to my favourite

summer food.’

The former

Bake Off winner

is totally unflappable as she

shares her seasonal recipes.

Sunny delights

Dishes include rosemary and

olive bread, a princess torte

cake, edamame wild rice and

a salad made with kiwi and

feta cheese. ‘Fruit and cheese

are a match made in heaven,’

she says. ‘Salads don’t have

to be boring, they just don’t!’

Nadiya also meets the

legendary cookery writer

Claudia Roden and her family,

who are putting a fresh spin on

the classic ice lolly, and travels

to Leicestershire, where she

harvests the key ingredient for

a cooling elderflower cordial.

But it’s the whole butterflied

leg of lamb gently roasted on

the barbecue with a sticky

rhubarb glaze that really steals

the show. ‘Cooking for a group

can be daunting,’ Nadiya says.

‘We all just need to be a little

bit more adventurous!’ Q

NEW FACTUAL

Nadiya’s Summer

Feasts

Monday, 8pm BBC2

Good-mood

food... Nadiya

and Claudia

Roden (inset)

25

Corrie’s Sair Khan takes on a Channel-

swimming challenge for charity

S

he braved the jungle last

year in I’m a Celebrity...

but Coronation Street

star Sair Khan says her latest

celeb challenge makes that

look like a walk in the park!

Sair is one of a group of

celebrities who are teaming

up to swim the English

Channel next month – in aid

of Stand up to Cancer, which

starts this week – including

Olympian Linford Christie,

TOWIE’s James Argent, singer

Simon Webbe and Hollyoaks

actress Rachel Adedeji. Their

progress will be followed in

C4’s four-part series Sink or

Swim. And to make it a little

bit harder – and encourage

kids to take the plunge

• many of them are
  non-swimmers!
  ‘When I got in
  the pool for my
  assessment, I
  said I could do
  breaststroke.
  They laughed
  and told me,
  “That’s doggy
  paddle!”,’ says Sair,
  who plays Alya
  Nazir in Corrie.

The 31-year-old actress

says she had personal

reasons for signing up.

‘I’ve experienced loss,

and have a lot of friends who

have gone through cancer

treatment,’ she explains.

‘I wanted to do something

to show solidarity,

and it’s a cathartic

experience

for myself.’

Sair has been

doing intensive

training since the

beginning of

July, and

admits

that

it’s been tough so far. ‘There

have been massive ups and

downs,’ she reveals. ‘I’ve

struggled, and there have

been a lot of tears!’

New heights

Swimming the Channel – or

at least, part of it, since the

celebs will take turns in the

water – is quite something to

tick off your bucket list. So

what new challenge is Sair

looking forward to next?

‘I’m done after this!’ she

laughs. ‘I’d love to be one

of those people who say,

“I’m going to climb Everest

next.” But I’m not!’ Q

NEW FACTUAL

Sink or Swim

Tuesday, 9.30pm C4

Taking the

PLUNGE!

On the team...

Simon and Rachel

In at the deep end...

Sair’s doing some

serious training