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jamie's school dinners

2005 was a big year for me. Disgusted at what rubbish our kids were getting fed at school, I signed up as a dinner lady to make the Jamie's School Dinners TV series. I wanted to show how little government was spending and demand proper standards to get rid of the junk. I had to prove that, for the same price as a bag of crisps, only 37p, I could produce a properly cooked, nutritious meal at lunchtime.

I had no idea that School Dinners was going to start such a massive campaign and that it would get support from parents, teachers, kids and even a few governments all over the world.

• 4 x 60 minute episodes
• first aired: UK, Channel 4, Feb 2005