The Food Programme Podcast
Investigating every aspect of the food we eat
Episodes to download
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Inside the World Food Programme
Sun 3 Jan 2021
Dan Saladino tells the inside story of Nobel Peace Prize winners the World Food Programme.
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Loving the Leftovers
Sun 27 Dec 2020
How cooking with leftovers can not only reduce waste, but also deliver incredible dishes
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Christmas Cooking: The 2020 Edit
Sun 20 Dec 2020
Nigel Slater, Genevieve Taylor & Tamal Ray share food ideas for a Christmas like no other.
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The Secret Life of Chocolate. Part 2: The future.
Sun 13 Dec 2020
Sheila Dillon asks what the future holds for the UK chocolate bar.
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The Secret Life of Chocolate. Part 1: Origins
Sun 6 Dec 2020
Dan Saladino explores the origins of cacao and rise of the chocolate bar.
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Cookbooks of 2020
Sun 29 Nov 2020
Sheila Dillon, Dan Saladino, Jaega Wise and Leyla Kazim discuss their books of the year
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What’s the deal with "chlorinated chicken"?
Sun 22 Nov 2020
Charlotte Smith explores the implications of a future US trade deal on the UK food sector.
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Raymond Blanc: The Lost Orchard
Sun 15 Nov 2020
Raymond Blanc spent decades growing an orchard. He explains to Dan Saladino why it matters
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University Challenge: How students and universities are managing meals during the pandemic
Sun 8 Nov 2020
Sheila Dillon hears stories around freshers and food in the age of COVID
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Nadiya Hussain: A Life Through Food
Sun 1 Nov 2020
Nadiya Hussain and Tan France speak to Leyla Kazim about Nadiya's life and career.
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Eat Your Way to Power: Food and Politics on the Campaign Trail
Sun 25 Oct 2020
Sheila Dillon investigates the tricky world of eating on the campaign trail.
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Faith, Fasts and Feasts: The role of food in Jewish celebration
Sun 18 Oct 2020
Leyla Kazim explores the integral role of food in Judaism’s autumn festivals.
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English Pastoral: James Rebanks on the future of food.
Sun 11 Oct 2020
Dan Saladino talks to shepherd James Rebanks about the future of food and farming.
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Taking the Biscuit: How a long-life ration became the quintessential British comfort food
Sun 4 Oct 2020
Sheila Dillon considers how the humble biscuit's become a beloved British institution.
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Wheat Revolutions
Sun 27 Sep 2020
Dan Saladino on the story of wheat from the Neolithic Revolution to the Green Revolution.
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Kitchen obsessives: Why aim to cook the perfect dish?
Sun 20 Sep 2020
Leyla Kazim meets cooking obsessives Felicity Cloake, Bill Buford and Kate Ng.
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The Ice Cream Van: A Celebration.
Sun 13 Sep 2020
Dan Saladino and his dad Bobo (a former ice-cream man) talk about scoops, cones and 99s.
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A different kind of S.W.A.T team: Food in Lockdown
Sun 6 Sep 2020
Romy Gill and Sheila Dillon hear how volunteers provided free food to all during lockdown.
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Sitopia - a land with food at its centre
Sun 30 Aug 2020
This special edition of The Food Programme comes from the year 2030.
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Plate of the Nation
Sun 23 Aug 2020
Discussing the future of UK food policy in light of the National Food Strategy
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Food and the legacy of slavery
Sun 16 Aug 2020
Jaega Wise and Dan Saladino investigate the hidden story of slavery in our food.
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How Consumers Saved Our Cheese
Sun 9 Aug 2020
When UK cheese makers were faced with ruin in lockdown, consumers stepped in to save them.
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Return of the Restaurant?
Sun 2 Aug 2020
Sheila Dillon finds out how the restaurant sector is handling the move out of lockdown.
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Julian Metcalfe: A Life Through Food
Sun 26 Jul 2020
The man behind Pret A Manger and itsu on the future of high-street food brands.
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Food and Mood: how eating affects your mental health
Sun 19 Jul 2020
Food and Mood: how eating affects your mental health
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Child Food Poverty: What next after the Government's U-turn on Free School Meals?
Sun 12 Jul 2020
Dame Emma Thompson and teenagers from across the UK call for action on child food poverty.
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Is it harder to make it in the food industry if you’re black?
Sun 5 Jul 2020
Jaega Wise meets three people speaking out about inequality in the food world.
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Rethink: The Food Dimension.
Sun 28 Jun 2020
As part of the BBC Rethink series Dan Saladino looks at food post-Covid.
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Why The Corner Shop Has Come Into Its Own
Sun 21 Jun 2020
Sheila Dillon hears from the corner shops thriving since the Coronavirus lockdown.
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Seed Stories from the Lockdown
Sun 14 Jun 2020
Dan Saladino meets some of the people who turned to seeds and grew food in the lockdown.
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