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from Guangdong Television. The series follows kids and their parents as they travel the country in campervans, learning along the way about food ingredients, farming, foraging and cooking. The idea was developed by producers from the, with the help of the University of Westminster’s China Media Centre and Beezr’s development consultant Clare Thompson. The series will be produced in China this summer, with Beezr simultaneously developing and pitching the UK version.
“We just loved the idea when we heard it,” said Beezr MD Alasdair MacCuish. “It taps into so many things everyone is talking about right now – from reconnecting with nature, to food production, meat and where our meals come from. In China, as here, there’s also lots of concern about families no longer having time together to hang out, cook and learn from each other.
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