The Food Programme Podcast
Investigating every aspect of the food we eat
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Food and the Unification of Italy
Sun 3 Apr 2011
Sheila Dillon explores a food story behind the 150th anniversary of Italian unification.
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Natural Wine
Sun 27 Mar 2011
Natural wine is the latest buzz in the wine world but what is it? Sheila Dillon finds out.
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Frozen Food
Sun 20 Mar 2011
Frozen food has been a recession success, but can it muscle in on the premium market?
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Japan's Food Dilemma
Sun 6 Mar 2011
Simon Parkes reports from Japan on new ideas being developed for the future its food.
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Andrew Lansley on Food and Obesity
Sun 20 Feb 2011
Food and the coalition. Sheila Dillon interviews Health Secretary Andrew Lansley.
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What is milk?
Sun 13 Feb 2011
What is milk? Sheila Dillon explores the familiar but constantly changing white stuff.
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Cooking in Schools
Sun 6 Feb 2011
Sheila Dillon looks at the future of cooking and food preparation in the school curriculum
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Food in Ireland After the Crisis
Sun 30 Jan 2011
Sheila Dillon investigates some of the food stories behind Ireland's economic collapse.
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Lyme Bay and Shellfish
Sun 23 Jan 2011
Sheila Dillon investigates developing trends in the shellfish trade.
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Angela Hartnett's Best Producer Meal
Sun 16 Jan 2011
Angela Hartnett cooks a winter's feast from the 2010 Best Producer Finalists' ingredients.
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Food Writing 2010
Sun 2 Jan 2011
Sheila Dillon discusses the legacy of Elizabeth David and reviews food writing in 2010.
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Lapland & the World's Greatest Chef
Boxing Day 2010
Rene Redzepi, chef at the 'world's best restaurant' looks for food in Lapland and London.
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Alternative Christmas Cakes
Sun 19 Dec 2010
Panettone and chocolate logs: Sheila Dillon embraces our newer Christmas cake traditions.
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Venison
Sun 12 Dec 2010
Sheila Dillon explores the varieties of venison in butchers and supermarkets in the UK.
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Street Food and Takeaways
Sun 5 Dec 2010
Simon Parkes looks at the latest trends in British street food and takeaway meals.
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Best Drinks Producer, Food & Farming Awards
Sun 28 Nov 2010
Distiller, brewer, or cider maker - Sheila Dillon reveals the Best Drinks Producer.
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Cut Price Fruit
Sun 14 Nov 2010
Supermarket fruit wars - Sheila Dillon finds out if they cause pain for the producers.
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Sustainable Public Food and Nottingham
Sun 31 Oct 2010
Can we afford new standards in public food? Simon Parkes finds out.
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Student Food
Sun 24 Oct 2010
What food do students have access to, what do they eat? Sheila Dillon investigates.
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The Sandwich
Sun 17 Oct 2010
Sheila Dillon hears from the people attempting to revolutionise the sandwich.
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Northern Apples
Sun 10 Oct 2010
Scagglethorpe Queening, Ribston Pippin, the Wass - in praise of a local apple tradition.
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Pasta
Sun 26 Sep 2010
Sheila Dillon looks behind the scenes of the world's largest and smallest pasta factories.
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Northern Ireland and "Focus on Food"
Sun 19 Sep 2010
Sheila Dillon visits Northern Ireland where food is being used to drive economic growth.
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