i watch a lot of cooking shows on our Food channel here in Australia, there's a lot of shows featuring british chefs.. but i find a lot of them are not to my liking at all, Jamie Oliver seems so up himself these days, i didn't mind him in the past.. really don't like Gordon Ramsey. i like Nigella.. love watching any show with Heston Blumenthal!
our favourite shows are Great British Menu, Masterchef and the River Cottage series.. i quite like watching Market Kitchen too..
i don't buy cook books, i do look at recipes online, altho i am a rotten cook, unless it's really simple. my husband watches some cooking shows with me, and he is a good cook, he gets a lot of good ideas from watching cooking shows, altho he rarely follows a recipe..