Gastronuts – Magic’s Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed – Mythbusters – Shaun the Sheep – 14 Feb 2010

The first recording today starts with the end of Blue Peter. There’s a trail for ‘Heart Term’. Then it’s Gastronuts – What’s the World’s Weirdest Diet? There a special guest, athlete Colin Jackson, who talks about the diets he has to use when competing. They look at the different diets that different sports people eat. They look at wartime rationing diets. Dr Sella explains why diet fizzy drinks float while sugared drinks sink in water. Explorer Benedict Allen talks about the kinds of things he has to eat in very remote, inhospitable places. They learn about Elvis Presley’s Diet. They even try one of his favourite meals, Fool’s Gold, which is a loaf of bread hollowed out and filled with peanut butter, jam and bacon. Media Centre Description: Stefan Gates and his Gastronuts go on wild culinary adventures to discover the truth about how we eat, what we eat and where it comes from. Along the way they indulge in experiments, crazy cooking and eat the world’s weirdest food. In this…