Talented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutes
Ready, Steady, Cook (Season 15)
Episode 1 (Episode 1)
Air date: 2005-09-05
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: A culinary clash between Brian Turner and Tony Tobin.
Episode 2 (Episode 2)
Air date: 2005-09-06
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: What can financial experts Adam Shaw and Adrian Chiles rustle up on a £5 budget?
Episode 3 (Episode 3)
Air date: 2005-09-07
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Antony Worrall Thompson and Nick Nairn get cooking.
Episode 4 (Episode 4)
Air date: 2005-09-08
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Brian Turner and Paul Rankin get busy in the kitchen.
Episode 5 (Episode 5)
Air date: 2005-09-09
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Lesley Waters and Nick Nairn are under starter's orders.
Episode 6 (Episode 6)
Air date: 2005-09-12
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Brian Turner and Antony Worrall Thompson mix it up.
Episode 7 (Episode 7)
Air date: 2005-09-13
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Wildlife rescuers Simon Cowell and Sara Cowen team up with Paul Rankin and Lesley Waters.
Episode 8 (Episode 8)
Air date: 2005-09-14
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Olympic medallists Helen Reeves and Georgina Harland join James Martin and Nick Nairn.
Episode 9 (Episode 9)
Air date: 2005-09-19
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Brian Turner and Lesley Waters cook for Alice Beer and leukaemia survivor Pamela Beddard 's mum in aid of charity CLIC Sargent
Episode 10 (Episode 10)
Air date: 2005-09-20
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Paul Rankin and Phil Vickery compete.
Episode 11 (Episode 11)
Air date: 2005-09-21
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Lesley Waters and James Tanner cook against the clock.
Episode 12 (Episode 12)
Air date: 2005-09-22
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: With Trading Up presenters Kevin Allan and Louise Lear.
Episode 13 (Episode 13)
Air date: 2005-09-26
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: With celebrity chefs Nick Nairn and Brian Turner.
Episode 14 (Episode 14)
Air date: 2005-09-27
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Sailing adventurers Rona Cant and Andy Dare challenge Lesley Waters and Ross Burden to inspire with culinary delights.
Episode 15 (Episode 15)
Air date: 2005-09-28
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Paul Rankin and Tony Tobin work magic on mystery ingredients. Ainsley Harriott hosts.
Episode 16 (Episode 16)
Air date: 2005-09-29
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Chef Ed Baines makes his Ready Steady Cook debut.
Episode 17 (Episode 17)
Air date: 2005-09-30
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Actors Christopher Timothy and Diane Keen challenge chefs Nick Nairn and Paul Rankin.
Episode 18 (Episode 18)
Air date: 2005-10-03
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Ed Baines and Brian Turner cook up a hard-fought bout.
Episode 19 (Episode 19)
Air date: 2005-10-04
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: A farmer takes on a fisherman as chefs Paul Rankin and James Martin rustle up dishes.
Episode 20 (Episode 20)
Air date: 2005-10-05
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: The oven gloves are off for Nick Nairn and Phil Vickery.
Episode 21 (Episode 21)
Air date: 2005-10-06
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Will consumer champions Matt Allwright and Julia Bradbury get good value from James Tanner and James Martin?
Episode 22 (Episode 22)
Air date: 2005-10-07
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: With chefs Nick Nairn and Antony Worrall Thompson.
Episode 23 (Episode 23)
Air date: 2005-10-17
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Nick Nairn and Tony Tobin are under starter's orders.
Episode 24 (Episode 24)
Air date: 2005-10-18
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: James Tanner and Paul Rankin don their aprons.
Episode 25 (Episode 25)
Air date: 2005-10-19
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Brian Turner and Phil Vickery feel the heat from The Bill's Graham Cole and Anna Acton.
Episode 26 (Episode 26)
Air date: 2005-10-20
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: A spiritualist and her husband join chefs Tony Tobin and Antony Worrall Thompson.
Episode 27 (Episode 27)
Air date: 2005-10-21
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Chefs Ed Baines and Phil Vickery rustle up quick treats.
Episode 28 (Episode 28)
Air date: 2005-10-24
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Minding peas and qs are etiquette experts Jean Broke-Smith and Tim Hadcock-Mackay .
Episode 29 (Episode 29)
Air date: 2005-10-25
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: James Martin and Antony Worrall Thompson don aprons.
Episode 30 (Episode 30)
Air date: 2005-10-26
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Ed Baines and Phil Vickery feel the heat today.
Episode 31 (Episode 31)
Air date: 2005-10-27
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Ross Burden and Tony Tobin work their magic.
Episode 32 (Episode 32)
Air date: 2005-10-28
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: James Tanner and Phil Vickery stir it up.
Episode 33 (Episode 33)
Air date: 2005-10-31
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Boxer Ricky Hatton joins darts champ Phil Taylor.
Episode 34 (Episode 34)
Air date: 2005-11-01
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Tony Tobin and Brian Turner stir it up.
Episode 35 (Episode 35)
Air date: 2005-11-02
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Antony Worrall Thompson and Nick Nairn mix it up.
Episode 36 (Episode 36)
Air date: 2005-11-03
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Paul Rankin and James Martin work their magic.
Episode 37 (Episode 37)
Air date: 2005-11-04
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Stunt performers Steve Truglia and Nina Armstrong join Tony Tobin and James Tanner.
Episode 38 (Episode 38)
Air date: 2005-11-07
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Will it be pot black as snooker stars Shaun Murphy and John Higgins guest?
Episode 39 (Episode 39)
Air date: 2005-11-08
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Chefs James Martin and Lesley Waters stir it up.
Episode 40 (Episode 40)
Air date: 2005-11-09
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Ed Baines and Antony Worrall Thompson fight it out.
Episode 41 (Episode 41)
Air date: 2005-11-10
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Ross Burden and Phil Vickery rattle the pans.
Episode 42 (Episode 42)
Air date: 2005-11-11
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Antony Worrall Thompson and James Tanner compete.
Episode 43 (Episode 43)
Air date: 2005-11-14
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Alan Nash - the world's fastest egg crusher - and baked bean fan Captain Beany guest.
Episode 44 (Episode 44)
Air date: 2005-11-15
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Two record-breaking eccentrics guest: a champion knitter and a jelly bean queen.
Episode 45 (Episode 45)
Air date: 2005-11-16
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: With Tim FitzHigham , who rowed a bathtub across the English Channel, and Sean Shannon, the world's fastest talker.
Episode 46 (Episode 46)
Air date: 2005-11-17
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: With the world's fastest quizmaster Gavin Dare and press-up record-breaker Steve Bugdale.
Episode 47 (Episode 47)
Air date: 2005-11-18
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Brian Turner and James Martin chase a carrot chopping world record in aid of BBC Children in Need.
Episode 48 (Episode 48)
Air date: 2005-11-21
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: James Tanner and Kevin Woodford cook against the clock.
Episode 49 (Episode 49)
Air date: 2005-11-22
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Katherine Jenkins and Hayley Westenra sing for supper.
Episode 50 (Episode 50)
Air date: 2005-11-23
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: With chefs James Martin and Lesley Waters.
Episode 51 (Episode 51)
Air date: 2005-11-24
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Journalists Sue Carroll and Jane Moore guest.
Episode 52 (Episode 52)
Air date: 2005-11-25
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: James Martin and Ross Burden stir things up.
Episode 53 (Episode 53)
Air date: 2005-11-28
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Kevin Woodford and Tony Tobin compete in the kitchen.
Episode 54 (Episode 54)
Air date: 2005-11-29
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Ross Burden and James Tanner race against the kitchen clock.
Episode 55 (Episode 55)
Air date: 2005-11-30
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Antony Worrall Thompson and Tony Tobin stir it up.
Episode 56 (Episode 56)
Air date: 2005-12-01
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Will The Archers stars Charles Collingwood and Judy Bennett be using fresh farm produce?
Episode 57 (Episode 57)
Air date: 2005-12-02
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: With Ross Burden and Antony Worrall Thompson.
Episode 58 (Episode 58)
Air date: 2005-12-06
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Lesley Waters and Brian Turner race against the clock.
Episode 59 (Episode 59)
Air date: 2005-12-07
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Rescue-dog handlers Pauline Exon and Jackie Dalton join Phil Vickery and Ross Burden.
Episode 60 (Episode 60)
Air date: 2005-12-08
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: A special festive treat for a foster mother who has cared for more than 100 children.
Episode 61 (Episode 61)
Air date: 2005-12-09
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Featuring a mistletoe expert and Christmas-tree grower.
Episode 62 (Episode 62)
Air date: 2005-12-19
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: With Ross Burden and Antony Worrall Thompson.
Episode 63 (Episode 63)
Air date: 2005-12-20
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Christmas enthusiast Andy Parks and festive buyer Rachel Seed cook-off.
Episode 64 (Episode 64)
Air date: 2005-12-21
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Brian Turner and Antony Worrall Thompson take on gospel singers Clint and Leon Jordan.
Episode 65 (Episode 65)
Air date: 2005-12-22
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Weather reporter Carol Kirkwood and bookie Rupert Adams team up with chefs James Martin and Gino D'Acampo.
Episode 66 (Episode 66)
Air date: 2005-12-23
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Stars of the Billy Elliot musical join Lesley Waters and Phil Vickery. Ainsley Harriott hosts.
Episode 67 (Episode 67)
Air date: 2005-12-27
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Sue Barker and Matt Dawson set a high bar for chefs Paul Rankin and James Martin.
Episode 68 (Episode 68)
Air date: 2005-12-28
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Will City Hospital's Andi Peters and Ward Sister Shelley prove clinical in the kitchen?
Episode 69 (Episode 69)
Air date: 2005-12-29
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: It's panto in the kitchen as Sleeping Beauty stars Debbie McGee and Sue Hodge take part.
Episode 70 (Episode 70)
Air date: 2005-12-30
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Astrologer Jonathan Cainer and handwriting expert Allan Conway compete.
Episode 71 (Episode 71)
Air date: 2006-01-04
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Super foster mum Avril Jenson and her daughter join chefs Nick Nairn and Tony Tobin.
Episode 72 (Episode 72)
Air date: 2006-01-05
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: With complementary medicine gurus Michael van Straten and Barefoot Doctor.
Episode 73 (Episode 73)
Air date: 2006-01-06
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Ross Burden and Antony Worrall Thompson cook against the clock. Ainsley Harriott hosts.
Episode 74 (Episode 74)
Air date: 2006-01-09
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: The oven gloves are off for chefs Phil Vickery and Ed Baines. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 75 (Episode 75)
Air date: 2006-01-10
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: The oven gloves are off for James Tanner and Tony Tobin. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 76 (Episode 76)
Air date: 2006-01-11
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Nick Nairn and Ross Burden have their culinary skills put to the test against the clock. Ainsley Harriott hosts.
Episode 77 (Episode 77)
Air date: 2006-01-12
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Beyond Boundaries participants, Paralympian Ade Adepitan and blind adventurer Amar Latif , join James Tanner and James Martin in the kitchen.
Episode 78 (Episode 78)
Air date: 2006-01-23
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Phi Vickery and Antony Worrall Thompson take part.
Episode 79 (Episode 79)
Air date: 2006-01-24
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Wildlife host Chris Packham and reptile expert Mark O'Shea join Tony Tobin and James Tanner. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 80 (Episode 80)
Air date: 2006-01-25
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Nick Nairn and Lesley Waters get down and gourmet.
Episode 81 (Episode 81)
Air date: 2006-01-26
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Tony Tobin and James Martin cook-off against the clock.
Episode 82 (Episode 82)
Air date: 2006-01-27
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Mediums Derek Acorah and Colin Fry help out spirited chefs Paul Rankin and Ross Burden.
Episode 83 (Episode 83)
Air date: 2006-01-30
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Can chefs James Tanner and Ross Burden stand the heat?
Episode 84 (Episode 84)
Air date: 2006-01-31
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Chefs Lesley Waters and Antony Worrall Thompson take part. Ainsley Harriott hosts.
Episode 85 (Episode 85)
Air date: 2006-02-01
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Antiques expert Paul Martin and property pundit Catherine Gee get down and gourmet.
Episode 86 (Episode 86)
Air date: 2006-02-02
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Host Ainsley Harriott oversees the culinary labours of James Tanner and Nick Nairn
Episode 87 (Episode 87)
Air date: 2006-02-03
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Chefs Gino D'Acampo and Tony Tobin take their marks.
Episode 88 (Episode 88)
Air date: 2006-02-06
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Voiceover artists Charlotte Avery, and the aptly named Redd Pepper, join chefs Nick Nairn and Lesley Waters.
Episode 89 (Episode 89)
Air date: 2006-02-07
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Brian Turner and Ross Burden cook up today's tasty treats. Ainsley Harriott hosts.
Episode 90 (Episode 90)
Air date: 2006-02-08
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Nick Nairn and Antony Worrall Thompson frantically cook against the clock.
Episode 91 (Episode 91)
Air date: 2006-02-09
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Phil Vickery and Ross Burden pump up the legumes.
Episode 92 (Episode 92)
Air date: 2006-02-10
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Chefs James Tanner and Tony Tobin hit the hob.
Episode 93 (Episode 93)
Air date: 2006-02-13
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Olympic medal hopefuls, ice dancers John and Sinead Kerr , team up with James Tanner and Gino D'Acampo.
Episode 94 (Episode 94)
Air date: 2006-02-16
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Brian Turner and Phil Vickery join Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 95 (Episode 95)
Air date: 2006-02-17
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Charley Boorman and Simon Yates guest.
Episode 96 (Episode 96)
Air date: 2006-02-20
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Antony Worrall Thompson and Tony Tobin stir it up.
Episode 97 (Episode 97)
Air date: 2006-02-21
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: The Hairy Bikers rock up today to challenge chefs Brian Turner and James Martin.
Episode 98 (Episode 98)
Air date: 2006-02-27
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: It's oven gloves off for Tony Tobin and James Tanner.
Episode 99 (Episode 99)
Air date: 2006-02-28
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: A couple of whisky experts join chefs Phil Vickery and Antony Worrall Thompson.
Episode 100 (Episode 100)
Air date: 2006-03-01
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Discount dishes with shopping guru Jay Hunt and financial advisor Martin Lewis.
Episode 101 (Episode 101)
Air date: 2006-03-02
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Foster mum Avril and daughter Lisa team up with Nick Nairn and Tony Tobin.
Episode 102 (Episode 102)
Air date: 2006-03-03
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Brian Turner and Antony Worrall Thompson titillate the taste buds with their culinary treats
Episode 103 (Episode 103)
Air date: 2006-03-06
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Kitchen cut-and-thrust with Tony Tobin and James Tanner. Ainsley Harriott referees.
Episode 104 (Episode 104)
Air date: 2006-03-07
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Can Antony Worrall Thompson and Lesley Waters deliver dishes with a good GKGIycemic Index rating for two life coaches?
Episode 105 (Episode 105)
Air date: 2006-03-08
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Discount dishes with Ross Burden and Phil Vickery.
Episode 106 (Episode 106)
Air date: 2006-03-09
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Gino D'Acampo takes on Tony Tobin in the culinary contest.
Episode 107 (Episode 107)
Air date: 2006-03-10
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Angela Baker , inspiration for the hit movie Calendar Girls, and her husband Charles cook with Lesley Waters and Phil Vickery.
Episode 108 (Episode 108)
Air date: 2006-03-13
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Kitchen cut-and-thrust with Gino D'Acampo and Nick Nairn. Ainsley Harriott referees.
Episode 109 (Episode 109)
Air date: 2006-03-14
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: James Martin and Lesley Waters cook up working lunches for financial journalists Adam Shaw and Adrian Chiles.
Episode 110 (Episode 110)
Air date: 2006-03-15
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Discount dishes with Paul Rankin and Brian Turner.
Episode 111 (Episode 111)
Air date: 2006-03-16
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: James Tanner faces Tony Tobin in the culinary contest.
Episode 112 (Episode 112)
Air date: 2006-03-20
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Talented chefs Gino D'Acampo and James Tanner reveal even more culinary prowess.
Episode 113 (Episode 113)
Air date: 2006-03-21
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Russ Burden and Paul Rankin heat up the hobs.
Episode 114 (Episode 114)
Air date: 2006-03-22
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Chefs Nick Nairn and Lesley Waters tempt the taste buds. Ainsley Harriott hosts.
Episode 115 (Episode 115)
Air date: 2006-03-23
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Brian Turner and Ross Burden take their culinary marks.
Episode 116 (Episode 116)
Air date: 2006-03-24
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: BBC continuity announcers Phil Vowels and Sarah Gentry challenge chefs Lesley Waters and Antony Worrall Thompson.
Episode 117 (Episode 117)
Air date: 2006-03-27
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Casualty stars Rebekah Gibbs and Georgina Bouzova swap scalpels for spatulas.
Episode 118 (Episode 118)
Air date: 2006-03-28
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: It's spatulas at 20 paces for James Martin and Antony Worrall Thompson.
Episode 119 (Episode 119)
Air date: 2006-03-29
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Chefs Nick Nairn and James Tanner tantalise the tastebuds.
Episode 120 (Episode 120)
Air date: 2006-03-30
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: A pair of 1940s enthusiasts provide Paul Rankin and Phil Vickery with their food rations.
Episode 121 (Episode 121)
Air date: 2006-03-31
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Discount dishes from Brian Turner and Gino D'Acampo , overseen by effervescent Ainsley.
Episode 122 (Episode 122)
Air date: 2006-04-03
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Paul Rankin and Antony Worrall Thompson get busy.
Episode 123 (Episode 123)
Air date: 2006-04-04
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Will the knives come out when chefs James Martin and Gino D'Acampo clash?
Episode 124 (Episode 124)
Air date: 2006-04-05
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Carol Thatcher and Antony Costa join Ross Burden and Phil Vickery to reminisce over I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!
Episode 125 (Episode 125)
Air date: 2006-04-10
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Ross Burden and Paul Rankin fire up the stoves.
Episode 126 (Episode 126)
Air date: 2006-04-11
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Can chefs James Martin and Gino D'Acampo stand the heat in the kitchen?
Episode 127 (Episode 127)
Air date: 2006-04-12
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: The tenth Doctor Who David Tennant and his dad join Brian Turner and Nick Nairn.
Episode 128 (Episode 128)
Air date: 2006-04-13
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Entrepreneur Simon Woodroffe and The Apprentice's Saira Khan take care of business.
Episode 129 (Episode 129)
Air date: 2006-04-14
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Artist Prudence Staite , who sculpts with chocolate, and her mum join Phil Vickery and Gino D'Acampo on an Easter special.
Episode 130 (Episode 130)
Air date: 2006-05-02
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Swapping words for whisks are Nicholas Parsons and author Marian Keyes.
Episode 131 (Episode 131)
Air date: 2006-05-03
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Brian Turner and Nick Nairn conjure dishes from a fiver's worth of ingredients.
Episode 132 (Episode 132)
Air date: 2006-05-04
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: James Martin and Phil Vickery are the chefs whipping up dishes from limited supplies.
Episode 133 (Episode 133)
Air date: 2006-05-05
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Chefs Brian Turner and Antony Worrall Thompson are under starter's orders.
Episode 134 (Episode 134)
Air date: 2006-05-08
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Hosts of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, Martha Kearney and Jenni Murray , team up with James Tanner and Lesley Waters.
Episode 135 (Episode 135)
Air date: 2006-05-09
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Chefs Paul Rankin and James Martin mix it up.
