The Hairy Bikers begin their search for Britain's best family of cooks. Forty families will compete in a series of culinary battles resulting in just one winner. They are joined by singer and actress Jodie Prenger who cooks her quick and easy fish pie, and Si and Dave serve up a delicious Sicilian potato cake.

The Hairy Bikers continue their search for Britain's best family of cooks. Over the next eight weeks, 40 families will compete in a series of culinary battles resulting in just one winner. Their special guest is Strictly Come Dancing's Kristina Rihanoff, who cooks a traditional Russian borscht. Plus The Bikers serve up their dish of the day, lemon profiteroles.

The Hairy Bikers host another heat of the contest to find Britain's best cooking family with a lesson in how to make Scotch eggs and a seven-minute supper of calves' liver with polenta, bacon and balsamic onions. Presenter and comedian Phill Jupitus plates up a Thai pork salad, while Si and Dave make a leek and potato strudel.

Two more families compete for the title of Britain's best cooking family. On the menu today: a seven minute supper of British rose veal involtini, Mastermind's John Humphrys reveals the secrets of a good lamb curry and Si and Dave create a Middle Eastern shepherd's pie.

Two more families battle it out in the contest to find Britain's best family of cooks. Also in the cafe is Casualty actress Sunetra Sarker who plays Dr Zoe Hanna; she cooks lobscouse and Si and Dave make a potato rosti with smoked salmon, poached duck egg and chervil hollandaise. The seven minute supper is chicken meatballs in an Asian noodle broth.

Si King and Dave Myers are joined in the café by food writer and presenter Tom Parker Bowles, who serves up his Thai-ish cucumber salad with chicken. The Bikers demonstrate the art of making a terrine and viewers can cook along to the seven-minute supper, glazed gammon steaks with pineapple salsa.

Over eight weeks, 40 families compete in a series of culinary battles resulting in just one winner. The Bikers are joined by actress Fay Ripley, who bakes a lemon drizzle cake, and the Bikers serve up their dish of the day, pork tenderloin wrapped in pastry.

The Hairy Bikers host another heat of the contest to find Britain's best cooking family with a lesson in how to make tagliatelle and a seven-minute supper of meatballs with cherry tomato sauce, which viewers can cook along to at home. Jo Wood is the special guest; she makes caramelised apple floating islands, and Si and Dave make cinnamon, banana and blueberry muffins.

On the menu today: a seven-minute supper of sausage and rosemary skewers, which viewers can cook along to at home. Actor Ricky Groves talks about his early career as a chef and makes cod boulangere with roasted garlic, while Si and Dave plate up a warming coq au vin rouge.

Two more families battle it out in the contest to find Britain's best family of cooks. Also in the cafe is actor Charles Dance, who bakes a plum, raspberry and pistachio cake; and Si and Dave make baked stuffed fish with radicchio and pancetta salad. The seven-minute supper consists of a pepper beef stir-fry with crispy noodles.

In the cafe this week is EastEnders actress Laila Morse who plays Mo Harris; she cooks her favourite steak dinner. Si and Dave make a Spanish style braised squid stuffed with chorizo and rice, and the seven-minute supper is pork chop with apples, cider and a butterbean mash.

Si King and Dave Myers continue their search for Britain's best family of cooks with 40 families from across the UK competing for the title. Their special guest is actress Natalie Casey who cooks an authentic Valencian paella while the bikers serve up their dish of the day, a broccoli and grilled pepper salad. The seven-minute supper is an open lasagne with leeks, autumn mushrooms, fried egg and pangrattato.

The Hairy Bikers host another heat of the contest to find Britain's best cooking family. The seven-minute supper is Boston baked beans with potato cakes. Actor James Redmond is the special guest, he makes a dish of spicy griddled chicken and Si and Dave make an upside down winter pudding.

The Hairy Bikers host another heat in the contest to find Britain's best cooking family with a lesson in how to make baked Alaska and a seven minute supper of steak with chimichurri and fried onion rings. EastEnders' Cheryl Fergison, who plays Heather Trott, plates up vegetable gnocchi gratin and Si and Dave make a red roast duck curry.

Two more families battle it out in the contest to find Britain's best family of cooks. Also in the cafe is broadcaster Hardeep Singh Kohli who plates up an oxtail curry. Si and Dave make a smoked fish souffle and the seven-minute supper is seafood tagliatelle with garlic bread.

Si King and Dave Myers are joined in the cafe by Great British Menu judge Matthew Fort, who serves a Sicilian sardine and pasta dish. They also demonstrate how to make pork tenderloin with rosemary and Parma ham, and prepare a seven-minute supper of piri-piri poussin with coleslaw and chilli corn

Bill Oddie joins Si King and Dave Myers to prepare sesame tuna with noodle stir-fry, and the pair serve cauliflower fritters and roast garlic as their dish of the day. Also included is a seven-minute supper recipe for sauteed mushrooms on toast with Parmesan cream and crispy bacon

EastEnders actor Cliff Parisi joins Si King and Dave Myers to prepare a traditional pie and mash, while the duo cook a chocolate terrine with raspberry coulis. Plus, fish-filleting tips, and a recipe for Indian-style fish in batter with carrot and coconut chutney

Former boxer Barry McGuigan joins Si King and Dave Myers to prepare a pork chop with apple sauce and mash. The duo create a plum and marzipan tart and the contest to find Britain's best cooking family continues with a lesson in making quesadillas with guacamole and mango salsa

Si King and Dave Myers make a leek and blue cheese tart, and are joined by singer and former X Factor finalist Stacey Solomon, who prepares beef tacos. The contest to find Britain's best cooking family continues, and the seven-minute supper is haloumi and mushroom kebabs with salsa verde and roasted pepper couscous.

Si King and Dave Myers are joined by Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark, who serves a salad. They also demonstrate how to make hazelnut meringue torte, and prepare a seven-minute supper of fish goujons with tartar sauce and pea puree.

The tension rises as the contest to find Britain's best family of cooks reaches the quarter-finals. Comedian Dave Spikey prepares Thai green papaya salad, while Si King and Dave Myers serve tartiflette with balsamic pickled onions, and a seven-minute supper of poppy seed tempura with noodles and dipping sauce.

Actress Susie Amy joins Si King and Dave Myers to prepare a chilli con carne. The duo create tabbouleh with pomegranate chicken kebabs and the contest to find Britain's best cooking family continues with a lesson in making lamb chops with saffron, pine nuts and cauliflower.

Si King and Dave Myers introduce a quarter-final in the contest to find Britain's Best Family of Cooks, and prepare French pissaladiere. They are also joined by presenter Chris Hollins, who cooks steak and kidney pudding, and the seven-minute supper is an Italian saltimbocca alla romana.

Si King and Dave Myers are joined by model and presenter Danielle Lineker, who serves spaghetti carbonara. They also demonstrate how to make five-spice quail, and prepare a seven-minute supper of nasi goreng.

Si King and Dave Myers continue their search for Britain's best family of cooks with the next round of the quarter-finals. The One Show's Alex Jones prepares pea and mint risotto, while the bikers put together a dish of beef and almonds with green olives, and a seven-minute supper of lemon and lime chicken with coriander fried rice.

TV presenters Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes prepare a vegetable and chorizo soup, while Si and Dave make chocolate and macadamia nut brownies. Plus, the cooking contest reaches the quarter-final with a lesson in how to stuff and roll a joint of meat, and the seven-minute supper features a recipe for sole poached in cider with parsley and bacon crumbs.

Former England cricketer and 2003 I'm a Celebrity winner Phil Tufnell joins Si King and Dave Myers to prepare a shepherd's pie. The duo create a chestnut chocolate pudding and the contest to find Britain's best cooking family continues with a quarter-final round featuring scallops with peas, prosciutto and saffron potatoes.

Si King and Dave Myers prepare pan-fried pork medallions, and are joined by comedian Tom O'Connor, who cooks spaghetti con polpette. They also introduce a quarter-final in the contest to find Britain's best family of cooks, and the seven-minute supper is winter vegetable crepes with fondue sauce.

As the semi-finals begin, Si King and Dave Myers are joined by EastEnders actress Samantha Womack, who serves spaghetti bolognese. They also demonstrate how to make Middle Eastern spinach and feta fatayer, and prepare a seven-minute supper of chargrilled squid with chorizo and borlotti beans.

Actor Tom Ellis prepares Moroccan chicken, and the semi-finalists in the best cooking family contest tackle a black forest gateau. Meanwhile, Si King and Dave Myers put together a seven-minute supper of fried mozzarella and aubergine sandwiches, and provide a recipe for crab cakes and sweet chilli sauce.

Fashion designer Ben de Lisi prepares a Swiss chard stuffed bread while Si and Dave rustle up aubergine-wrapped lamb sausages. The family competition reaches its semi-final and the seven-minute supper features a recipe for sweet and sour chicken with fried rice.

Actress Lesley Joseph joins Si King and Dave Myers to make her favourite breakfast dish of smoked salmon and scrambled eggs. The duo rustle up a Thai-style sea bass, two families battle it out in a semi-final round of Britain's Best Family of Cooks, and the seven-minute supper is papardelle with Italian sausages and autumn greens.

Si King and Dave Myers introduce the last of the semi-finals to find Britain's best family of cooks, and prepare fillet of venison wrapped in spinach. They are also joined by Bang Goes the Theory presenter Liz Bonnin, who cooks grilled red snapper with Asian vegetables, and the seven-minute supper is prawn and crab laksa.

In a special episode, Si King and Dave Myers are judged by guest chef Mark Sargeant. They learn how to make an impressive dessert in the Hairy How To feature, and compete to prepare the best seven-minute supper of spiced mackerel with horseradish potatoes.

Two of the last six entrants in the Britain's Best Family of Cooks contest compete for a place in the final, and Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton makes Eve's Pudding. Meanwhile, Si King and Dave Myers cook chestnut and choriso soup with cheese straws, and prepare a seven-minute supper of Glamorgan sausages and spicy tomato relish.

Actress Cheri Lunghi joins Si and Dave to prepare her puy lentil lasagne, while the duo make a festive stollen, and the seven-minute supper features a recipe for pan-fried bream with sweet and sour peppers. Plus, the cooking competition heats up as two more families battle it out for a place in Friday's final.

Holby City actress Jaye Jacobs (Donna Jackson) joins Si King and Dave Myers to make banana bread. The duo rustle up a Christmas syllabub with walnut shortbread, two families battle it out for the last place in tomorrow's final of Britain's Best Family of Cooks, and the seven-minute supper is chicken with brandy cream sauce.