The Food Programme Podcast
Investigating every aspect of the food we eat
Episodes to download
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Feeding the Commons - Part II: Lunch to Lights Out
Mon 6 Jul 2015
Lunch to lights out in the mother of Parliaments, an insider's view of Westminster's food.
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Feeding the Commons - Part I: Breakfast to Brunch
Mon 29 Jun 2015
The incredible history of dining in Parliament. An insider's view of Westminster's food.
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Fantastic Fiction and Fabulous Feasts
Mon 22 Jun 2015
Sheila Dillon devours the delightful children's books that made us excited about food.
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Simon Hopkinson: A Life Through Food - Part 2
Mon 15 Jun 2015
Simon Hopkinson explains why he left the success of Bibendum's kitchen to write about food
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Simon Hopkinson: A Life Through Food - Part 1
Sun 14 Jun 2015
Cook and food writer Simon Hopkinson shares his culinary life story with Sheila Dillon.
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Barbecue
Mon 8 Jun 2015
Dan Saladino explores one of the food world's most misunderstood words - barbecue.
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Rick Stein - A Life Through Food (Part 2)
Mon 1 Jun 2015
Sheila Dillon continues to talk to chef Rick Stein about his TV career and travels.
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Salt, Pepper... and Seaweed?
Mon 25 May 2015
Sheila Dillon asks if seaweed can become a kitchen cupboard staple.
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The Spice Explosion
Mon 18 May 2015
Cyrus Todiwala celebrates the role of spice in Britain's community, identity and taste.
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Jane Grigson - A Tribute: Part One
Sun 10 May 2015
25 years after Jane Grigson's death, Sheila Dillon and special guests discuss her legacy.
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The Legacy of the 蜜芽传媒 Food and Farming Awards
Sun 3 May 2015
Sheila Dillon looks back on 15 years of the 蜜芽传媒 Food and Farming Awards.
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School Dinners - A Progress Report
Mon 20 Apr 2015
Can UK school food be made better by learning from abroad? Sheila Dillon investigates.
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The Ark of Taste
Mon 13 Apr 2015
Dan Saladino meets the people working to save foods and flavours at risk of extinction.
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The Joy of Eggs
Mon 6 Apr 2015
Sheila Dillon asks if the humble egg is breaking free of a once-tarnished reputation.
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Sweet Britain
Mon 30 Mar 2015
Sheila Dillon asks what is still driving British people's love affair with sweets.
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Food Waste Pioneers
Mon 23 Mar 2015
Dan Saladino hears how three individuals are reimagining the potential of food waste.
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蜜芽传媒 Food and Farming Awards 2015: The Finalists
Sun 15 Mar 2015
Sheila Dillon reveals the finalists for the 2015 蜜芽传媒 Food and Farming Awards.
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Reconsider the Oyster!
Mon 9 Mar 2015
Oysters are receiving renewed attention around the world. Dan Saladino explains why.
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The 'Clean Label' Question
Mon 2 Mar 2015
Sheila Dillon asks how food manufacturing has changed to create more 'natural' ingredients
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The Clink - Revisited
Mon 23 Feb 2015
A restaurant run by prisoners becomes the most popular in Cardiff.
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Soup and the British
Mon 16 Feb 2015
Tim Hayward asks why the British love soup and searches for the origins of brown Windsor.
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How Britain fell in love with the microwave
Mon 9 Feb 2015
The UK's guilty secret? Sheila Dillon charts the 60-year shift from pot to ping.
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The Grain Divide
Mon 2 Feb 2015
Dan Saladino discovers a global movement rethinking our most widely-grown food crop, wheat
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The Future of Food Markets
Mon 19 Jan 2015
Sheila Dillon and guests discuss what a food market needs for success in 2015.
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2015 Food and Farming Awards Launch
Mon 12 Jan 2015
Sheila Dillon and 2015's judging team open nominations for the 蜜芽传媒 Food and Farming Awards
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Your food science questions for Harold McGee
Mon 5 Jan 2015
Sheila Dillon is joined by Harold McGee to answer listeners' food queries.
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Redemption through Food
Mon 29 Dec 2014
Sheila Dillon presents inspirational stories from The Food Programme in 2014.
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Christmas, food and being far from home
Mon 22 Dec 2014
Sheila Dillon uncovers the food stories of those away from home on Christmas.
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