Ready, Steady, Cook — Season 20

Aired 19 January 2009 • 45 min

Angela Rippon and Wayne Sleep share their love of both dancing and fine food today, as they compete for the coveted Ready Steady Cook winner's plate.

Aired 21 January 2009 • 45 min

Holby Blue meets Gavin and Stacey as husband and wife actors James Thornton and Joanna Page go head-to-head in the kitchen.

Aired 22 January 2009 • 45 min

The chefs are on their best behaviour today as the Bill are in town, in the form of two of the police soap's most popular actors, Ali Bastian and Graeme Cole.

Aired 23 January 2009 • 45 min

Former Apprentice contestants Claire Young and Raef Bjayou swap Sir Alan Sugar's boardroom brickbats for a pair of top chefs' orders in the kitchen cook-off with only one winner

Aired 26 January 2009 • 45 min

TV presenter Chris Tarrant and his former Tiswas co-host Sally James try to outdo each other in the kitchen. Ainsley Harriott keeps order in the twenty-minute cooking challenge.

Aired 27 January 2009 • 45 min

Actors Gillian and Kim Taylforth show their true colours in the kitchen as sisterly affection turns to family rivalry. Ainsley Harriott hosts the twenty-minute cooking challenge

Aired 28 January 2009 • 45 min

Family rivalry takes over the kitchen as radio and TV presenter Toby Anstis competes for glory against his twin sister Kate. Ainsley Harriott hosts the cookery challenge.

Aired 29 January 2009 • 45 min

Madhu Singh and Suleiman Mirza, better known as comedy dance act Signature, bring a little spice to the kitchen. Ainsley Harriott hosts the twenty-minute cooking challenge.

Aired 30 January 2009 • 45 min

Hollyoaks actors Nicole Barber-Lane and Claire Cooper cook up a storm in the kitchen. Ainsley Harriott hosts the twenty-minute cooking challenge.

Aired 2 February 2009 • 45 min

From Strictly Come Dancing, top professionals Matthew Cutler and Ian Waite are rivals on the dance floor, but who will be number one in the kitchen?

Aired 3 February 2009 • 45 min

Paralympian gold medal swimmer Liz Johnson and BBC disability correspondent Peter White chase culinary honours in the red and green kitchens. Hosted by Ainsley Harriott.

Aired 4 February 2009 • 45 min

Cookery legends Marguerite Patten and Prue Leith don the famous red and green aprons as Ainsley Harriott hosts another classic twenty-minute cooking challenge.

Aired 5 February 2009 • 45 min

Top British golfer Ian Poulter tees off in the kitchen with his golf buddy, radio presenter DJ Spoony. Ainsley Harriott hosts another twenty minutes of high-energy cookery.

Aired 6 February 2009 • 45 min

Last Choir Standing judge Suzi Digby faces Maestro mentor Jason Lai in the green and red kitchens. Ainsley Harriott conducts another cooking challenge with an Oriental twist.

Aired 9 February 2009 • 45 min

Football pundits and former Chelsea teammates Graeme Le Saux and Jason Cundy line up in the kitchen chasing culinary glory. Ainsley Harriott referees another cookery challenge.

Aired 10 February 2009 • 45 min

Strictly Come Dancing stars Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova bring their competitive streak to the kitchen as Ainsley Harriott hosts another mouthwatering cookery challenge.

Aired 11 February 2009 • 45 min

Olympic gold medal rowers Andrew Hodge and Zak Purchase are the guests as Ainsley Harriott hosts another twenty minutes of highly competitive cookery.

Aired 12 February 2009 • 45 min

TV presenter Josie D'Arby faces her comedian friend, actor and writer Emma Kennedy in the red and green kitchens. Ainsley Harriott hosts

Aired 13 February 2009 • 45 min

Sian Lloyd fights to outdo her friend, TV presenter Ingrid Tarrant. Ainsley Harriott hosts another mouthwatering cookery challenge between the red and green teams.

Aired 16 February 2009 • 45 min

Singer, songwriter and actor Richard Fleeshman brings a touch of family rivalry to the red and green kitchens, cooking against his mother, actress Sue Jenkins.

Aired 17 February 2009 • 45 min

Will it be sunshine or storm clouds in the kitchen today? The guests are two of Britain's top TV weathermen, Bill Giles and Michael Fish. Ainsley Harriott hosts.

Aired 18 February 2009 • 45 min

Atomic Kitten singer Liz McClarnon may be a Celebrity Masterchef champion but she might never have taken part without the encouragement of her opponent here, her mother Janet.

Aired 19 February 2009 • 45 min

Top fashion model agent and mentor Jonathan Phang goes head to head in the kitchen with one of his protegees, winner of Britain's Missing Top Model, Kelly Knox.

Aired 20 February 2009 • 45 min

Olympic bronze medal gymnast Louis Smith and sprinter Christian Malcolm reveal the food secrets behind their sporting success, while battling it out for glory in the kitchen.

Aired 23 February 2009 • 45 min

Former Neighbours actors and friends Jason Donovan and Mark Little swap tales of shared Aussie roots and very different tastes in food in the kitchen cook-off with only one winner.

Aired 24 February 2009 • 45 min

TV showbiz correspondent Sharon Marshall and soap star critic Alison Hammond may be best friends off screen, but they are taking no prisoners in the kitchen. With Ainsley Harriott.

Aired 25 February 2009 • 45 min

Beijing Olympic sailing stars Sarah Ayton and her windsurfing husband Nick Dempsey are the guests. But who will win our Ready Steady Cook gold medal? Ainsley Harriott hosts.

Aired 26 February 2009 • 45 min

Record-breaking explorer David Hempleman-Adams and his teenage daughter Camilla (the youngest British woman to ski to the North Pole) are the guests. Ainsley Harriott hosts.

Aired 27 February 2009 • 45 min

Actors Charles Dale and Tony Marshall swap their Casualty uniforms for red and green aprons, but who will stitch up the opposition? Ainsley Harriott hosts.

Aired 2 March 2009 • 45 min

Cricketer and Strictly Come Dancing champion Mark Ramprakash is reunited with his ballroom dance partner Karen Hardy. Ainsley Harriott presides over another cooking challenge.

Aired 3 March 2009 • 45 min

Watchdog presenters Nicky Campbell and Julia Bradbury ensure there is no dodgy dealing in the kitchen. Ainsley Harriott hosts another twenty minutes of fast and fabulous cooking.

Aired 4 March 2009 • 45 min

Actors Ben Hull and Terri Dwyer reveal behind-the-scenes details of their TV soap romance, and Ainsley Harriott explores the chemistry of food and love.

Aired 5 March 2009 • 45 min

Olympic double gold medallist Rebecca Adlington and her mother Kay compete in the cooking challenge, presided over by Ainsley Harriott.

Aired 6 March 2009 • 45 min

Wildlife TV presenters Steve Backshall and Terry Nutkins reveal the things they eat when living in the wild. Ainsley Harriott presides over the twenty-minute cooking challenge.

Aired 9 March 2009 • 45 min

Gladiators James Crossley (Hunter) and Du'Aine Ladejo (Predator) pitch full-bloodedly into the kitchen contest. Ainsley Harriott presides over the cooking challenge.

Aired 10 March 2009 • 45 min

Former Blue Peter presenters Zoe Salmon and Matt Baker battle it out to see who is top of the hobs in the twenty-minute culinary challenge.

Aired 11 March 2009 • 45 min

Louiza Patikas and Tom Graham, better known as Helen and Tom Archer from The Archers, compete in the kitchen. Ainsley Harriott hosts the cookery challenge

Aired 12 March 2009 • 45 min

Chico and Kenzie swap reality TV for the real thing in the kitchen, as Ainsley Harriott hosts another classic twenty-minute cooking challenge.

Aired 13 March 2009 • 45 min

Comic actors Jan Ravens and Phil Cornwell battle it out in the red and green kitchens. Ainsley Harriott introduces another twenty minutes of high-speed, top quality cookery.

Aired 15 June 2009 • 45 min

BBC Breakfast TV presenters Chris Hollins and Carol Kirkwood swap the famous red sofa for red and green kitchens. Ainsley Harriott hosts the cookery challenge.