Rick's latest TV series starts on Friday August 7th. The synopsis in the online edition of Radio Times reads:
The chef takes a gastronomic road trip to Istanbul through the countries of the former Byzantine Empire - a melting pot of East and West. His journey begins in the city of Venice, and on the idyllic Greek island of Symi he cooks some of his favourite Venetian dishes including seafood risotto, tiramisu and gnocchi with spider crab.
http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/dqnmx8/rick-stein-from-venice-to-istanbul--series-1---episode-1
The paper version of the magazine has a lovely two-page picture of him eating muscles on Symi. Looks like it could be a good programme!