| Kill It, Cook It, Eat It JULIA hosted the fourth series of Kill It, Cook It, Eat It that showed exactly what it takes to turn a living animal into meat for the table. The current series went down to the farm to follow how animals are turned into fast food – cattle into burgers, lambs into kebabs, pigs into sausages and chickens into nuggets. Following and helping was a group of six volunteers who, by immersing themselves in the visceral experience, were able to inform and challenge their beliefs in a show that debated the ethics around meat production and eating in the UK today. Sausages were on the menu when Pipers' pigs are taken from the orchards down to the local abattoir. The volunteers following the journey from field to fork spent time with the pigs and even helped castrate piglets. Pigs can be raised in intensive livestock systems which the novice farm hands found challenging and something that changed their views on the meat, and the sausages in particular, that they will eat. Martin Davidson, acting Genre Commissioner, BBC Specialist Factual, said: "Kill It, Cook It, Eat It is already established as innovative television and the new series is as edgy and well-handled as in previous series. "This is not an easy subject to face up to and this series aims to reconnect the British public with how the animals they eat reach their plate. It will show, straightforwardly and in detail, the entire process from farm to fork." Related Links:
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