Playing with Food: The world of video game gastronomy

Dan Saladino discovers what we can learn about food - from playing video games.

• 28 mins

Is There A Perfect Diet Just For You? The Future of Personalised Nutrition

Dan Saladino takes part in a gruelling food study aimed at predicting his optimum diet.

• 28 mins

Good Enough for Granny: What's so special about the food our grandmothers cook?

Sheila Dillon meets grannies and grandchildren whose family dishes stand the test of time.

• 28 mins

The BarbeQ'n'A

Sheila joins a group of grilling gurus to address listeners’ barbecue queries

• 24 mins

The Search for Esiah's Seeds

Dan Saladino tells the story of food grower Esiah Levy who shared seeds and changed lives.

• 24 mins

Why did the chicken cross the road? How food became more than a comedy punchline

Comedian George Egg considers how food became more than comedy's slapstick sidekick.

• 28 mins

Jamie Oliver: A Life Through Food Part I

Jamie Oliver talks to Sheila Dillon on the 20th anniversary of 'The Naked Chef' Part I

• 28 mins

Jamie Oliver: A Life Through Food Part II

Jamie Oliver talks to Sheila Dillon on the 20th anniversary of 'The Naked Chef' Part II

• 28 mins

Taste the Music and Dance

Dan Saladino is at the Womad festival's Taste The World stage, where music meets foods.

• 28 mins

Ice Cream Nation

A visit to Redcar and Sheffield proves that UK ice cream culture is stronger than ever.

• 24 mins

Island to Island: The journey of Mauritian cuisine

Leyla Kazim looks at how Mauritian cuisine is finding its place on the UK food scene

• 28 mins

Food Additives, Part 1: Sherbet and other E number experiments

Exploring the world of additives, from fruity sherbert to ultra-processed-food flavourings

• 28 mins

Food Additives, Part 2: The Debate

Sheila Dillon and an expert panel discuss the role of food additives in our everyday lives

• 42 mins

The Return of Zing: How to Get Sour Back into Your Life.

Dan Saladino explores the tastes and temptations of sourness, in our evolution and cooking

• 28 mins

Joe Wicks: A Life Through Food

From bootcamps to book deals: Joe Wicks explains his phenomenal success to Sheila Dillon

• 28 mins

Could a food project from India solve the UK’s holiday hunger problem?

Charity Akshaya Patra feed 1.76 million school children a day. Now it's coming to the UK.

• 28 mins

Brexit: The Tomato's Story. What can one food tell us about the future?

Dan Saladino picks the tomato to examine the impact of the new Brexit deal on future food.

• 28 mins

Smoke and Celebration: Exploring Bonfire Night food traditions

From parched peas to parkin, Sheila Dillon explores our Bonfire Night food favourites

• 29 mins

The Food Programme at 40: Looking Back (Part I)

Rick Stein, Yotam Ottolenghi, Grace Dent & Leyla Kazim lead the celebrations. (1/2)

• 32 mins

The Food Programme at 40: Looking Forward (Part II)

Rick Stein, Yotam Ottolenghi, Grace Dent & Leyla Kazim lead the celebrations. (2/2)

• 28 mins

Eating Animals Part 1: The Future of Meat

Dan Saladino finds out why tensions are running so high over meat vs plant based diets.

• 28 mins

Eating Animals Part 2: A Meat Q&A.

Dan Saladino, Sheila Dillon and a range of experts answer your questions on meat eating.

• 29 mins

Cookbooks of 2019

Cerys Matthews and Lia Moutselou join Sheila Dillon to review 2019 in cookbooks.

• 28 mins

The Sugar Plum Shift: Exploring the ballet world’s changing approach to food, nutrition and body image

Sheila Dillon explores how attitudes towards food and diet have changed in ballet

• 28 mins

Michel Roux Jr: A Life Through Food

Sheila Dillon meets the renowned chef to talk food, family and festive inspiration

• 41 mins

Is The Dinner Party Dead?

Josceline Dimbleby, Alison Roman & Alexandra Dudley on how to have friends over for food.

• 28 mins

Could eating microalgae be the next big thing?

Sheila Dillon investigates why one day we could all be eating pond scum

• 28 mins

Pints of progress: The brewers changing attitudes to learning disabilities

Jaega Wise meets the brewers pouring away preconceptions in the workplace

• 28 mins

Yes We Can: What do the tins we eat say about the UK?

Jack Monroe and Sheila Dillon ask whether tinned foods have an image problem in the UK.

• 28 mins

The Physicist In the Kitchen

Can science help us cook better? Dan Saladino asks Heston Blumenthal and Raymond Blanc.

• 28 mins