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Aeolian Islands

Episode number: 1

Overview: In order to get to the heart of Italian cooking and unlock its greatest secrets, Jamie Oliver turns to a source more powerful than the mafia: the Italian Nonnas.

Puglia

Episode number: 2

Overview: Jamie heads for one of the hottest food destinations in Italy, making hand-crafted pasta, a special seafood stew, and the region's answer to paella.

Naples

Episode number: 3

Overview: Jamie heads to the pizza capital of Italy, to seek out the recipes the locals love to eat and is blown away by acquapazza - fish poached in 'crazy water'.

Basilicata

Episode number: 4

Overview: Jamie heads to breathtaking Basilicata in search of some seriously old school Italian recipes, with the help of a family of shepherds and an 89-year-old macaroni master.

Sicily

Episode number: 5

Overview: Jamie gets a masterclass in Sicilian sweets and cooking up an epic tuna, prawn and pistachio spaghetti. There's also some chocolaty cannoli.

Tuscany

Episode number: 6

Overview: Jamie is taking spag bol to the next level and re-creating a mind-blowing Jewish-Italian recipe. There's also beef stew with pappardelle.

Rome

Episode number: 7

Overview: Jamie tracks down some fast, fresh and easy recipes, featuring tasty minty pea tortiglioni and gnocchi with roasted tomato sauce and rocket pesto.

Piedmont

Episode number: 8

Overview: Jamie is high up in the Italian Alps cooking some great comfort food, including dumplings, mind-blowing macaroni cheese, and a classic red wine and sausage risotto.