Celebrity cooking contest, Battlechefs, sails on to W with P&O Cruises
Battlechefs, the first ever celebrity-led cookery contest set at sea featuring P&O Cruises ship, Britannia, will air on UKTV's W weekdays at 7pm from Monday April 4, 2016.
Filmed across two Mediterranean cruises, ten amateur celebrity chefs sail from port to port learning how to cook local specialities. With their new found skills they take it in turns to command Britannia's cookery club kitchen before being judged by the infamous restaurateur, Marco Pierre White, the ship's captain and his VIP guests.
The first voyage sees Blur's Alex James, comedian Jenny Eclair, actor Debra Stephenson (Playing the Field, Bad Girls), choreographer Jason Gardiner and Olympic gold medallist Greg Rutherford visit ports in Vigo, Lisbon, Cadiz, Valencia and Cartagena.
Episode one shown on Monday April 4, sees Alex James take on the role of head chef as the team visit Vigo in Spain and learn to cook octopus. But will Marco and the captain be impressed by what the trainee chefs serve up or will temperatures in the kitchen reach boiling point?
In the second cruise, shown from Monday April 11, Keith Duffy (Coronation Street), John Partridge (EastEnders), former JLS band member JB Gill, fashion expert Susannah Constantine and The X Factor winner Sam Bailey visit Barcelona, Rome, Cannes, Ajaccio and Alicante. But which of the five will dish up the winning meal?
Battlechefs will be shown on UKTV's premium entertainment channel W each weekday at 7pm from April 4. Tune in to see who will be crowned champion of the high seas.
For further press information please contact:-
Michele Andjel, michele.andjel@carnivalukgroup.com 023 8065 6653 / 07730 732 072
Jenny Hadley, jenny.hadley@pocruises.com 023 8065 6650 / 07825 120 088
Hayley Paterson, Hayley.paterson@pocruises.com 023 8065 6652
About P&O Cruises
P&O Cruises has a fleet of eight ships offering holidays tailored to British tastes combining genuine service, a sense of occasion and attention to detail, ensuring passengers have the holiday of a lifetime, every time. Azura was launched in April 2010 – officially named by Godmother Darcey Bussell CBE. Britannia, a new 141,000 ton ship, was named by HM The Queen on March 10, 2015.
About W
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