The Food Programme Podcast
Investigating every aspect of the food we eat
Episodes to download
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Cambodia's Forgotten Food
Sun 11 Nov 2018
Genevieve Taylor tells the story of the forgotten Cambodian food being rediscovered today.
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May Contain Nuts
Sun 28 Oct 2018
Bee Wilson asks whether food labelling needs to change to protect allergy sufferers.
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A Vintage Year for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½grown Wine
Sun 21 Oct 2018
Susie Barrie joins the harvest at the end of a landmark growing season for homegrown wine.
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How to Feed a Fresher
Sun 7 Oct 2018
It’s freshers' week, and The Food Programme wants to know what students are eating!
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The Meat-Free Meat Movement
Mon 1 Oct 2018
Meat-free meat is on the up, but what is it? Vegan cook Rachel Ama investigates
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Stories for a harvest moon
Mon 24 Sep 2018
Stories of harvest from around the UK to celebrate the autumn equinox.
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Rowley Leigh: A Life Through Food
Sun 16 Sep 2018
Rowley Leigh, 'godfather' of modern British cooking, tells his food story to Dan Saladino.
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The carnivore's guide to meat and fire
Mon 10 Sep 2018
Tim Hayward on the very latest in meat and fire.
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Label This!
Mon 3 Sep 2018
Sheila Dillon investigates food labelling; what's on, what's not, and how we got here.
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Seeds: a 400-million-year-old food story
Mon 27 Aug 2018
Dan Saladino and Polly Russell share seed stories from this year's Oxford Food Symposium.
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There's More to Mangoes
Mon 20 Aug 2018
Sheila Dillon looks at how convenience mangoes have kept us from their true exotic flavour
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Keep It Sticky: The Extraordinary Story of Chef Marcus Samuelsson.
Mon 6 Aug 2018
Harlem chef Marcus Samuelsson tells his food story, from Ethiopia and Sweden to New York.
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Music and Food: Sounds Delicious!
Mon 30 Jul 2018
Dan Saladino speaks to chefs and scientists about the relationship between tunes and taste
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Richard Corrigan: A Life Through Food
Mon 23 Jul 2018
A rare voice of authenticity from the kitchen and one of our most important chefs.
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Birmingham's Beloved Balti
Mon 16 Jul 2018
Yasmin Khan charts the rise and fall of Birmingham's British-Pakistani Balti Triangle.
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Cycling and Food: Fuelling the Peloton
Mon 9 Jul 2018
Behind the scenes at the world's biggest cycling events, the race is on in the kitchen.
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Unedited: Sheila Dillon's interview with Prof. Louis Levy of Public Health England
Mon 2 Jul 2018
Sheila Dillon's interview with Prof Louis Levy of Public Health England
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What's Eating The Restaurant Trade?
Mon 25 Jun 2018
A panel discussion about the future of restaurants presented by Grace Dent.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Food and Farming Awards 2018: Second Course
Tue 19 Jun 2018
Sheila Dillon presents the stories behind this year's Food and Farming Awards
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Food and Farming Awards 2018: First Course
Tue 19 Jun 2018
Chefs, cooks and food writers gather to celebrate unsung food heroes.
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Street Food 2018
Mon 11 Jun 2018
Nigel Barden investigates the rapidly evolving world of street food in 2018.
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The Mothership of Brewing: Beer and the Belgians
Mon 4 Jun 2018
Dan Saladino and drinks writer Pete Brown find out why Belgium beer is so influential.
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Life-changing Food
Mon 28 May 2018
Sheila Dillon explores how food is used around the country to transform lives.
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Food Stories From Syria (3)
Mon 21 May 2018
Sheila Dillon shares food with people who have fled the war in Syria.
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Japanese Whisky: A Beginners Guide
Mon 14 May 2018
Dan Saladino on how Japanese distillers managed to make some of the world's best whisky.
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The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Food & Farming Awards 2018: Finalist stories
Mon 30 Apr 2018
From Belfast via Barrow-in-Furness to Brighton. Sheila Dillon meets our 2018 finalists.
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