The Hidden Cost of a Home-Cooked Meal

The sacrifices made by some women to put a meal on the family table.

• 26 mins

Hunger in the Rich World

Why do people struggle to feed themselves in wealthy societies?

• 26 mins

Survival Stories: ‘We Ate Spiders, Flies and Worms’

Two students tell us their survival diet whilst lost in a remote part of Turkey.

• 26 mins

Food Chain: The Musical

How we view our food - and ourselves - through song.

• 26 mins

Food Chain: The Quiz

Take part in the ultimate test of culinary trivia in our inaugural quiz

• 26 mins

Of Maize and Men: The Rise

The story of how one crop came to be the world's most important ingredient.

• 26 mins

Of Maize and Men: Unpicked

The most abundant crop on earth is maize. We ask if we consume too much of it.

• 26 mins

Should You Drink Your Food?

We speak to a man who drank his food for 30 days, and explore liquefied food.

• 26 mins

The Queen of Creole

Can a restaurant help to change the course of a country?

• 26 mins

Got Gumbo?

What can one single dish tell you about America's history?

• 26 mins

The Plankton Problem

The organisms at the centre of our food web are stressed - and it affects your plate.

• 26 mins

Wheelchair Fajitas and Talking Scales

A look at the important role food plays for people who have, or acquire, a disability.

• 26 mins

Post-Truth Food

Understanding the truth about food shortages and how they are reported.

• 26 mins

McAsia?

What fast food can tell us about the changing global economy.

• 26 mins

The Food We Breathe

How your next meal might affect your next breath

• 26 mins

Poor Old Potato

Is the potato the 'food of the poor'?

• 26 mins

One Potato More

Is the humble spud the solution to the global food supply?

• 26 mins

Hey, Hey We're The Food Chain

The best pick of our award-winning programme which explores everything you eat.

• 27 mins

Orthorexia Nervosa: When 'Healthy' Food Becomes Harmful

When the pursuit of quality food destroys quality of life.

• 26 mins

Little Kitchen of Horrors

The scary, frightening, and spooky stories that we like to tell about what we eat.

• 26 mins

Liberte, Egalite, Gastronomie?

What does French food tell us about the country's future?

• 26 mins

The Fish Japan Ate

The wild bluefin tuna is being eaten to extinction. Can Japan afford to keep serving it?

• 26 mins

I Don't Cook

This is definitely not a cookery programme

• 26 mins

Foodunnit?

How does food help solve crime?

• 26 mins

The Real Value of a Cup of Tea

Do you pay enough for your cup of tea?

• 26 mins

Hands Off My Food!

When is it OK to profit from the cuisine of a culture you were not born into?

• 26 mins

Talking Rot

When does old food become bad food?

• 26 mins

Much Ado About Michelin

The allure and mystique of the Michelin star

• 26 mins

What Time is Dinner?

How social class has determined when we eat.

• 26 mins

Food Secrets of Centenarians

To what extent can your diet help you live longer?

• 26 mins