The Food Programme Podcast
Investigating every aspect of the food we eat
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The Clink - Revisited
Mon 23 Feb 2015
A restaurant run by prisoners becomes the most popular in Cardiff.
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Soup and the British
Mon 16 Feb 2015
Tim Hayward asks why the British love soup and searches for the origins of brown Windsor.
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How Britain fell in love with the microwave
Mon 9 Feb 2015
The UK's guilty secret? Sheila Dillon charts the 60-year shift from pot to ping.
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The Grain Divide
Mon 2 Feb 2015
Dan Saladino discovers a global movement rethinking our most widely-grown food crop, wheat
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The Future of Food Markets
Mon 19 Jan 2015
Sheila Dillon and guests discuss what a food market needs for success in 2015.
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2015 Food and Farming Awards Launch
Mon 12 Jan 2015
Sheila Dillon and 2015's judging team open nominations for the BBC Food and Farming Awards
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Your food science questions for Harold McGee
Mon 5 Jan 2015
Sheila Dillon is joined by Harold McGee to answer listeners' food queries.
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Redemption through Food
Mon 29 Dec 2014
Sheila Dillon presents inspirational stories from The Food Programme in 2014.
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Christmas, food and being far from home
Mon 22 Dec 2014
Sheila Dillon uncovers the food stories of those away from home on Christmas.
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Feeding Britain
Mon 15 Dec 2014
The story of one shop which is changing the way we think about food waste and food poverty
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Cookbooks of 2014
Mon 8 Dec 2014
Sheila Dillon presents a review of the most exciting cookbooks of 2014.
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A Bronx Food Tale
Mon 1 Dec 2014
In New York's south Bronx, Sheila Dillon finds out how food is transforming communities.
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Get Ahead Treats for Christmas
Mon 24 Nov 2014
Diana Henry provides a guide to an Eastern Christmas with Bee Wilson and Sally Butcher.
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Terra Madre
Mon 17 Nov 2014
Terra Madre: Bringing the world together through food. Presented by Dan Saladino.
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Mushrooms
Mon 3 Nov 2014
Dan Saladino discovers a mysterious, surprising and delicious world of edible mushrooms.
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Tom Jaine
Mon 3 Nov 2014
Sheila Dillon talks to the publisher, writer and restaurateur Tom Jaine about his life.
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Women in the Kitchen
Mon 27 Oct 2014
Sheila Dillon looks at the state of play for female chefs in the professional kitchen.
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In a Stew about Rabbits
Mon 20 Oct 2014
Sheila Dillon explores rabbit meat. Is it delicious or unjustifiable?
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A Life through Food: Harold McGee
Mon 13 Oct 2014
Harold McGee, the man who helped explain the science of the kitchen, tells his food story.
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Mouthwatering Mutton
Sun 5 Oct 2014
Dan Saladino explores why we should all be demanding to eat older meat.
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Bees and the City - the Urban Honey Story
Mon 29 Sep 2014
As bee populations fall, Sheila Dillon asks if salvation may be found in city streets.
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Food Is MAD
Sun 21 Sep 2014
From 'guerrilla gardener' Ron Finley to Soviet cooking, Dan Saladino reports from MAD 4.
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Ethiopian Teff - An Ancient Grain
Mon 15 Sep 2014
Sheila Dillon tells the story of teff, an ancient grain for modern times.
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A Taste of Britain Revisited - Yorkshire
Mon 8 Sep 2014
From Yorkshire pudding to tripe, the change in regional foods.
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A Taste of Britain Revisited - Wales
Mon 1 Sep 2014
Dan Saladino revisits Derek Cooper's hunt for British regional foods, 40 years on.
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A Taste of Britain Revisited - Dorset
Mon 25 Aug 2014
Dan Saladino revisits Derek Cooper's hunt for British regional foods, four decades on.
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Growing Veg, Not Drugs
Mon 11 Aug 2014
Sheila Dillon visits a salad business that employs ex-addicts.
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Problems with Poultry?
Mon 4 Aug 2014
Is the poultry industry fit for purpose? Dan Saladino looks at how UK chicken is produced.
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