Hugh ’s HIGHLIGHTS

1965

Born in Hampstead, north London.

1971

Moves to Gloucestershire, where the family plot gives him his first taste of ‘grow your own’.

1984

Reads philosophy and psychology at St Peter’s College, Oxford.

1989

Becomes a sous chef at The River Café, London.

1989

Leaves The River Café to pursue freelance journalism.

1995

Makes his inaugural TV appearance in A Cook on the Wild Side (top left).

1999

Escape to River Cottage

– tracking Hugh’s ambition to become self-sufficient – airs on Channel 4 (second from top).

2001

Publishes The River Cottage Cookbook.

2004

River Cottage HQ (middle left), teaching everything from beekeeping to breadmaking, opens in Dorset, relocating to Devon two years later.

2008-2018

A series of campaigning documentaries include Hugh’s Fat Fight and Hugh’s Fish Fight (above left), for which he wins a BAFTA.

2020

Publishes his latest book – Eat Better Forever (left).