Talented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutes
Ready, Steady, Cook (Season 20)
Episode 1 (Episode 1)
Air date: 2009-01-19
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 2 (Episode 2)
Air date: 2009-01-21
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Holby Blue meets Gavin and Stacey as husband and wife actors James Thornton and Joanna Page go head-to-head in the kitchen.
Episode 3 (Episode 3)
Air date: 2009-01-22
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 4 (Episode 4)
Air date: 2009-01-23
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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
Episode 5 (Episode 5)
Air date: 2009-01-26
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 6 (Episode 6)
Air date: 2009-01-27
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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
Episode 7 (Episode 7)
Air date: 2009-01-28
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 8 (Episode 8)
Air date: 2009-01-29
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 9 (Episode 9)
Air date: 2009-01-30
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Hollyoaks actors Nicole Barber-Lane and Claire Cooper cook up a storm in the kitchen. Ainsley Harriott hosts the twenty-minute cooking challenge.
Episode 10 (Episode 10)
Air date: 2009-02-02
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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?
Episode 11 (Episode 11)
Air date: 2009-02-03
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 12 (Episode 12)
Air date: 2009-02-04
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Cookery legends Marguerite Patten and Prue Leith don the famous red and green aprons as Ainsley Harriott hosts another classic twenty-minute cooking challenge.
Episode 13 (Episode 13)
Air date: 2009-02-05
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 14 (Episode 14)
Air date: 2009-02-06
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 15 (Episode 15)
Air date: 2009-02-09
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 16 (Episode 16)
Air date: 2009-02-10
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Strictly Come Dancing stars Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova bring their competitive streak to the kitchen as Ainsley Harriott hosts another mouthwatering cookery challenge.
Episode 17 (Episode 17)
Air date: 2009-02-11
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Olympic gold medal rowers Andrew Hodge and Zak Purchase are the guests as Ainsley Harriott hosts another twenty minutes of highly competitive cookery.
Episode 18 (Episode 18)
Air date: 2009-02-12
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: TV presenter Josie D'Arby faces her comedian friend, actor and writer Emma Kennedy in the red and green kitchens. Ainsley Harriott hosts
Episode 19 (Episode 19)
Air date: 2009-02-13
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Sian Lloyd fights to outdo her friend, TV presenter Ingrid Tarrant. Ainsley Harriott hosts another mouthwatering cookery challenge between the red and green teams.
Episode 20 (Episode 20)
Air date: 2009-02-16
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 21 (Episode 21)
Air date: 2009-02-17
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 22 (Episode 22)
Air date: 2009-02-18
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 23 (Episode 23)
Air date: 2009-02-19
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 24 (Episode 24)
Air date: 2009-02-20
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 25 (Episode 25)
Air date: 2009-02-23
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 26 (Episode 26)
Air date: 2009-02-24
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 27 (Episode 27)
Air date: 2009-02-25
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 28 (Episode 28)
Air date: 2009-02-26
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 29 (Episode 29)
Air date: 2009-02-27
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 30 (Episode 30)
Air date: 2009-03-02
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Cricketer and Strictly Come Dancing champion Mark Ramprakash is reunited with his ballroom dance partner Karen Hardy. Ainsley Harriott presides over another cooking challenge.
Episode 31 (Episode 31)
Air date: 2009-03-03
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 32 (Episode 32)
Air date: 2009-03-04
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 33 (Episode 33)
Air date: 2009-03-05
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Olympic double gold medallist Rebecca Adlington and her mother Kay compete in the cooking challenge, presided over by Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 34 (Episode 34)
Air date: 2009-03-06
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 35 (Episode 35)
Air date: 2009-03-09
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Gladiators James Crossley (Hunter) and Du'Aine Ladejo (Predator) pitch full-bloodedly into the kitchen contest. Ainsley Harriott presides over the cooking challenge.
Episode 36 (Episode 36)
Air date: 2009-03-10
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 37 (Episode 37)
Air date: 2009-03-11
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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
Episode 38 (Episode 38)
Air date: 2009-03-12
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Chico and Kenzie swap reality TV for the real thing in the kitchen, as Ainsley Harriott hosts another classic twenty-minute cooking challenge.
Episode 39 (Episode 39)
Air date: 2009-03-13
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 40 (Episode 40)
Air date: 2009-06-15
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
