Competitive eating is recognised in the USA and Japan as a sport of champions; gastronomic gladiators skilled in the ancient arts of Kung-food and Pie-kwan-do. In Britain the sport is virtually unheard of, but finally a British challenger is found who has the guts for glory to take on the greatest global gurgitators, stomach to stomach, and become top hog…

The Big Eat! brings you 60 minutes of pure “aaaarrrrgh” as we discover more about the flabulous world of competitive eating in the US, Japan and Britain. Our driving narrative will be our search for a British Champion and his journey as he represents his country in a series of eating contests, culminating in the World Championships in New York on July 4th 2005.