TV Cooks

... Changing Tastes Fifty years of TV cookery has taken us from the formal demonstrations of Fanny Craddock in how to cook a nutritious balanced meal for the family, to the creative cookery of modern chefs like Nigella Lawson and Jamie Oliver. Fanny Cradock was a celebrity of her time, appealing to the masses with her no-nonsense approach and sensible step by step instruction. She took food and cookery seriously, it was not a subject to be light hearted or jovial about. Her diction was formal and articulate and she did not express much emotion in her facial expression or tone of voice. Her programme was introduced with a classical piece of trumpet music. Her preparation and presentation was specific. She kept a clean, tidy, studio kitchen. The set was plain, simple and uncluttered. The lighting was hard and white. Fanny wore a formal dress with an apron to cover.

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