Investigating every aspect of the food we eat
Radio 4,·965 episodes
Restaurants come and go. But a few go on and on. Dan Saladino explores their secrets.
25 Apr 2025,·45 mins
Sheila examines the heritage and health benefits of cheesemaking today.
18 Apr 2025,·42 mins
Dan Saladino finds out how a farm in west Cork became an influential cookery schools.
11 Apr 2025,·41 mins
Sheila Dillon explores Denmark's moves towards organic and plant-based eating.
04 Apr 2025,·43 mins
Farewell burnt burgers and hello souvlaki and samosas. How food at football is changing.
28 Mar 2025,·42 mins
Five years after the first lockdown Dan Saladino asks if food systems are better prepared.
21 Mar 2025,·42 mins
How did Bradford's diverse food cultures help it to win UK City of Culture 2025?
14 Mar 2025,·41 mins
Sheila Dillon hears why some think the UK needs a communal dining revival.
07 Mar 2025,·43 mins
Sheila Dillon examines the impact of closing Smithfield and Billingsgate markets in London
28 Feb 2025,·42 mins
It's a term used by small farmers and the big food businesses. But what is 'regen ag'?
21 Feb 2025,·42 mins
Sheila Dillon revisits the idea of our grannies’ cooking and how it shapes us.
14 Feb 2025,·41 mins
Sheila Dillon looks into why healthy eating policies often fail and future strategy.
07 Feb 2025,·42 mins
As Dry January ends, Jaega Wise looks at the rise of low alcohol and alcohol-free drinks.
31 Jan 2025,·41 mins
Want to lose weight? How much can you achieve through exercise? Dan Saladino investigates.
24 Jan 2025,·41 mins
Jaega Wise learns about one of the most common food additives: emulsifiers
17 Jan 2025,·42 mins
Jaega Wise considers the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the food industry.
10 Jan 2025,·41 mins
Jaega Wise investigates the rise of the food bank in the UK and interviews Gordon Brown.
03 Jan 2025,·41 mins
Dan Saladino explores the impact a Christmas Carol and other novels had on festive eating.
27 Dec 2024,·41 mins
Jaega Wise explores the tradition, planning and heart that goes into festive food giving.
20 Dec 2024,·42 mins
Restaurant businesses say it's getting tougher to survive? What does it take to succeed?
13 Dec 2024,·41 mins
Join Sheila Dillon at the Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow for the BBC Food and Farming Awards.
06 Dec 2024,·42 mins
What can we learn from Grandma about food and cooking?
29 Nov 2024,·42 mins
Sheila Dillon explores how leading children's writers depict food in their books.
22 Nov 2024,·41 mins
Peter Frankopan, author of Silk Roads and Earth Transformed, on food, history & the future
15 Nov 2024,·41 mins
Sheila Dillon explores the push to get us eating beyond the usual five species of fish.
08 Nov 2024,·42 mins
Jaega Wise explores what actors, dancers and musicians eat to fuel their performance.
01 Nov 2024,·41 mins
Dan Saladino shares stories of food and biodiversity at the Slow Food event Terra Madre.
25 Oct 2024,·41 mins
Leyla Kazim hears how neurodivergence can impact the way people experience food.
18 Oct 2024,·43 mins
Jaega Wise meets the shortlisted Drinks Producers in the BBC Food and Farming Awards.
11 Oct 2024,·41 mins
Dan Saladino looks at ten potentially planet-changing ideas for the future of food.
04 Oct 2024,·41 mins
