Alive and Cooking
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Alive and Cooking is an Australian television
cooking
show hosted by James Reeson. It is produced by WIN Television
and airs on a number of television channels within Australia.
announced a new cooking show to replace Fresh with the Australian Women's Weekly
, a similar show provided by the Nine Network
. At the time, WIN were in the middle of intense negotiations with Nine, which resulted in the removal of some Nine-produced programs from the schedule.
Alive and Cooking aired its first show on Monday 2 June 2008 at 11.30am on most of WIN's regional stations. It remained in that time slot for the duration of the entire first season. In 2009, the Nine Network axed Fresh with the Australian Women's Weekly and replaced it with Alive and Cooking. Soon after, the network expanded Nine Morning News to one hour as part of the Nine News brand's major expansion. As a result, Nine Adelaide & Perth WIN and NBN moved the show to 3pm weekdays, while the Nine Network (Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane) dropped the axe from their schedule. In July 2010, WIN & NBN moved the show to 11:30 weekdays with WIN only dropping Nine's Morning News from schedule. The show will screen 9am weekdays on GEM
as part of the channel's launch on September 24, 2010.
A DVD containing the first season was launched in May 2009. A second season is currently in production.
. He is renowned for his television cooking shows James Can Cook and The Occasional Cook. He was also a chef in various hotels and on cruise ships around Europe
and the Mediterranean. He moved permanently to Australia to host Alive and Cooking.
and Perth
air the show at 3pm weekdays. Subscription TV channel Lifestyle Food
also airs the show at 4.30pm weekdays.
Television
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cooking
Cooking
Cooking is the process of preparing food by use of heat. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions. Cooks themselves also vary widely in skill and training...
show hosted by James Reeson. It is produced by WIN Television
WIN Television
WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales. WIN commenced transmissions on 18 March 1962 as a single Wollongong-only station, and has since expanded to 24 owned-and-operated stations with transmissions covering a...
and airs on a number of television channels within Australia.
History
In 2007, WIN TelevisionWIN Television
WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales. WIN commenced transmissions on 18 March 1962 as a single Wollongong-only station, and has since expanded to 24 owned-and-operated stations with transmissions covering a...
announced a new cooking show to replace Fresh with the Australian Women's Weekly
Fresh with the Australian Women's Weekly
Fresh with the Australian Women's Weekly was an Australian television program. It aired for half an hour at on the Nine Network. It was hosted by Pete Evans and Lyndey Milan....
, a similar show provided by the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
. At the time, WIN were in the middle of intense negotiations with Nine, which resulted in the removal of some Nine-produced programs from the schedule.
Alive and Cooking aired its first show on Monday 2 June 2008 at 11.30am on most of WIN's regional stations. It remained in that time slot for the duration of the entire first season. In 2009, the Nine Network axed Fresh with the Australian Women's Weekly and replaced it with Alive and Cooking. Soon after, the network expanded Nine Morning News to one hour as part of the Nine News brand's major expansion. As a result, Nine Adelaide & Perth WIN and NBN moved the show to 3pm weekdays, while the Nine Network (Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane) dropped the axe from their schedule. In July 2010, WIN & NBN moved the show to 11:30 weekdays with WIN only dropping Nine's Morning News from schedule. The show will screen 9am weekdays on GEM
GEM (Australian TV channel)
GEM is an Australian free-to-air high definition digital television channel, launched by the Nine Network on Sunday 26 September 2010 at 6am...
as part of the channel's launch on September 24, 2010.
A DVD containing the first season was launched in May 2009. A second season is currently in production.
James Reeson
James Reeson is a UK celebrity chefCelebrity chef
A celebrity chef is a kitchen chef who has become famous and well known. Today celebrity chefs often become celebrities by presenting cookery advice and demonstrations via mass media, especially television. Historically, celebrity chefs have included Antoine Carême and Martino da Como.-External...
. He is renowned for his television cooking shows James Can Cook and The Occasional Cook. He was also a chef in various hotels and on cruise ships around Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and the Mediterranean. He moved permanently to Australia to host Alive and Cooking.
Availability
Alive and Cooking is broadcast on a number of television channels in Australia. WIN and NBN in regional Australia, and Channel Nine in AdelaideAdelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
and Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
air the show at 3pm weekdays. Subscription TV channel Lifestyle Food
LifeStyle Food
LifeStyle Food is an Australian food channel, solely dedicated to food, wine and restaurant society. The channel is a subsidiary of The LifeStyle Channel, which runs 24 hours a day on the Foxtel and Austar.-Programming:******-External links:****...
also airs the show at 4.30pm weekdays.