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Nuts about Nuts
Where do your nuts come from and are they really that good for you?
The Brain Gut Connection
Heston Blumenthal and guests join Sheila Dillon at Abergavenny Food Festival.
A Food Revolution in Ten Ideas.
Dan Saladino looks at ten potentially planet-changing ideas for the future of food.
The Champagne of Dairy and other drinks
Jaega Wise meets the shortlisted Drinks Producers in the BBC Food and Farming Awards.
Eating on the Spectrum
Leyla Kazim hears how neurodivergence can impact the way people experience food.
Food Stories From Terra Madre
Dan Saladino shares stories of food and biodiversity at the Slow Food event Terra Madre.
Back Stage Food – How performers eat before, during and after the show.
Jaega Wise explores what actors, dancers and musicians eat to fuel their performance.
Fishing for Change
Sheila Dillon explores the push to get us eating beyond the usual five species of fish.
Frankopan on Food
Peter Frankopan, author of Silk Roads and Earth Transformed, on food, history & the future
Once Upon a Mealtime
Sheila Dillon explores how leading children's writers depict food in their books.
Nan the Wiser
What can we learn from Grandma about food and cooking?
BBC Food and Farming Awards 2024
Join Sheila Dillon at the Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow for the BBC Food and Farming Awards.
Restaurants: A Survival Guide
Restaurant businesses say it's getting tougher to survive? What does it take to succeed?
Christmas: The Gift of Food
Jaega Wise explores the tradition, planning and heart that goes into festive food giving.
The Dickens Effect: How the Writer Influenced Food at Christmas.
Dan Saladino explores the impact a Christmas Carol and other novels had on festive eating.
Food Bank Nation
Jaega Wise investigates the rise of the food bank in the UK and interviews Gordon Brown.
Food and AI
Jaega Wise considers the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the food industry.
What's this emulsifier doing in my food?
Jaega Wise learns about one of the most common food additives: emulsifiers
Food and Exercise: A Puzzle
Want to lose weight? How much can you achieve through exercise? Dan Saladino investigates.
Low and No
As Dry January ends, Jaega Wise looks at the rise of low alcohol and alcohol-free drinks.
Broken Policies
Sheila Dillon looks into why healthy eating policies often fail and future strategy.
Second to Nan
Sheila Dillon revisits the idea of our grannies’ cooking and how it shapes us.
Regenerative farming and food. What does it mean?
It's a term used by small farmers and the big food businesses. But what is 'regen ag'?
Closing London's 'Kitchen of the Universe'
Sheila Dillon examines the impact of closing Smithfield and Billingsgate markets in London
Communal Dining
Sheila Dillon hears why some think the UK needs a communal dining revival.
Bradford: City of Food Culture
How did Bradford's diverse food cultures help it to win UK City of Culture 2025?
Are We Prepared? Could the UK Feed Itself in a Crisis?
Five years after the first lockdown Dan Saladino asks if food systems are better prepared.
When Saturday Comes
Farewell burnt burgers and hello souvlaki and samosas. How food at football is changing.
Denmark's Food Revolution?
Sheila Dillon explores Denmark's moves towards organic and plant-based eating.
Darina Allen: A Life Through Food
Dan Saladino finds out how a farm in west Cork became an influential cookery schools.
Is our cheese heritage ancient history?
Sheila examines the heritage and health benefits of cheesemaking today.