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Investigating every aspect of the food we eat

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    An Antarctic Chef

    Sun 18 Sep 2016

    The story of Charles Green, Shackleton's chef who kept the men of the Endurance alive.

  • Cooking for Poldark

    Mon 12 Sep 2016

    Food stylist Genevieve Taylor reveals how she created elaborate feasts for Poldark.

  • Coffee and the God Shot. The Drinks Menu

    Mon 5 Sep 2016

    Dan Saladino, longtime espresso-drinker, journeys into coffee's past, present and future.

  • Whisky Britannia: The Drinks Menu

    Mon 29 Aug 2016

    Why whisky is moving from its traditional roots and has a few surprises in store.

  • Time for an Aperitif? The Drinks Menu

    Mon 22 Aug 2016

    Aperitif - A curiosity of our Mediterranean holidays? Or are they having a British moment?

  • Roger Protz: A Life Through Beer

    Mon 15 Aug 2016

    Beer writer Roger Protz - from reviving real ale to the rise of the microbrewers.

  • The Surprising Strawberry

    Mon 8 Aug 2016

    Why the global future of strawberry production is hanging by a tendril.

  • Raising the Pulse

    Mon 1 Aug 2016

    Sheila Dillon discusses pulses with Sanjay Kumar, Jenny Chandler and Nick Saltmarsh.

  • Kitchens of Power

    Mon 25 Jul 2016

    From White House food to the Pope's favourite dessert, Dan Saladino on kitchens of power.

  • Albania and the Cheese Road

    Mon 18 Jul 2016

    Dan Saladino travels on a new road in Albania that leads to an undiscovered cheese world.

  • School food: An uncertain future

    Mon 11 Jul 2016

    Sheila Dillon investigates why schools are struggling to provide infant free school meals.

  • Brexit and Food: A Food Programme Special

    Mon 4 Jul 2016

    Dan Saladino outlines the big food issues the UK faces because of the vote for Brexit.

  • That Gut Feeling: Part Two

    Mon 27 Jun 2016

    Dan Saladino's further adventures into the world of food and the gut microbiome.

  • Food, Fishing and the Faroes

    Mon 20 Jun 2016

    Dan Saladino tells a story of food, survival and fishing from the remote Faroe Islands.

  • That Gut Feeling: Part One

    Mon 13 Jun 2016

    Dan Saladino discovers the gut microbiome, to find that food will never be the same again.

  • An Archive for Food

    Mon 6 Jun 2016

    Historian Polly Russell and an archive with a century-long story to tell about UK food.

  • Diana Henry: A Life Through Food (Part 2)

    Mon 23 May 2016

    Diana Henry continues to share her favourite readings from food writers who inspire her.

  • Best Food Producer: The Winner

    Mon 16 May 2016

    Yotam Ottolenghi and Sheila Dillon meet the 蜜芽传媒 Food & Farming Awards' Best Food Producer.

  • Best Food Producer: The Finalists

    Mon 9 May 2016

    Yotam Ottolenghi and Sheila Dillon meet 蜜芽传媒 Food and Farming Awards's best food producers.

  • Food in Extreme Places: Space (3/3)

    Mon 18 Apr 2016

    Food in the most extreme cooking environment, space. Dan Saladino tries menus for Mars.

  • Food in Extreme Places: The Submarine (2/3)

    Mon 11 Apr 2016

    Sheila Dillon explores how food is planned and cooked for up to three months under the sea

  • Food in Extreme Places: Antarctica (1/3)

    Mon 4 Apr 2016

    What does it take to be a chef in the frozen South, the wildest place on Earth?

  • Food Is Mad - The Update

    Mon 28 Mar 2016

    Dan Saladino hears how inspiring food projects from the Mad Symposium have spread globally

  • The Pizza

    Mon 21 Mar 2016

    Dan Saladino charts the rise, fall and rise of traditional Neapolitan pizza.

  • Ferment

    Mon 14 Mar 2016

    Sheila Dillon discovers why fermentation is the catalyst for a delicious revolution.

  • 蜜芽传媒 Food and Farming Awards 2016: The Finalists

    Mon 7 Mar 2016

    Sheila Dillon unveils the list of the 2016 蜜芽传媒 Food and Farming Awards finalists.

  • Feeding India

    Mon 29 Feb 2016

    Dan Saladino explores the fierce debate over how 1.2bn people will be fed in the future.

  • The Sake Revelation

    Mon 22 Feb 2016

    Sheila Dillon can't stand sake... but she is about to have a revelation.

  • First Bite

    Mon 15 Feb 2016

    Sheila Dillon, author Bee Wilson and guests discuss how food habits can be changed.

  • Eating to Run: Part 2

    Mon 8 Feb 2016

    Ultra-marathon champ Scott Jurek tells Dan Saladino how to eat vegan and run 100 miles.

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