The Food Programme Podcast
Investigating every aspect of the food we eat
Episodes to download
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Mezcal: A Beginners Guide
Sun 12 Nov 2023
Dan Saladino explores the Mexican spirit mezcal and the diverse world of agave spirits.
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蜜芽传媒 Food and Farming Awards 2023: Second Course
Sun 5 Nov 2023
Sheila Dillon presents more winners from the 蜜芽传媒 Food and Farming Awards 2023.
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蜜芽传媒 Food and Farming Awards 2023: First Course
Fri 3 Nov 2023
The winners of the 蜜芽传媒 Food and Farming Awards 2023 are announced.
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Prescribing Fruit and Veg 鈥� A New Model for the NHS?
Sun 22 Oct 2023
How healthcare is being brought out of GP surgeries and into communities in south London.
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Eating Wild Part 2: Inside the Gut Microbiome
Sun 15 Oct 2023
Dan Saladino finds out what happened to people who embarked on a wild food adventure.
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Local food 鈥� is it working?
Sun 1 Oct 2023
To what extent is food localism working, and how is that helping smaller producers?
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蜜芽传媒 Food and Farming Awards: street food finalists
Sun 17 Sep 2023
Street food, take-aways and small eateries, the finalists in 蜜芽传媒 Food & Farming Awards.
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The Food Innovators: Radical Thinkers, Big Ideas.
Sun 10 Sep 2023
Dan Saladino meets the finalists for this year's Food Innovation Award.
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A Food Museum 鈥� can it make us care about food?
Sun 27 Aug 2023
How can the UK's new food museum tell the story of food, past, present and future?
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The Global Food System: Too Big to Fix?
Sun 13 Aug 2023
World leaders met in Rome to fix the food system. Dan Saladino finds out what happened.
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Medicinal mushrooms 鈥� magically good for our health?
Sun 6 Aug 2023
Are mushrooms like Lion鈥檚 Mane, Shiitake, Chaga, and Turkey Tail really medicinal?
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Feeding Your Brain: A Users Guide.
Sun 30 Jul 2023
What the latest science is telling us about food, mental health and boosting brain power.
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UPF WTF?
Sun 23 Jul 2023
The UK loves ultra-processed food - but they are being linked to illness. So what now?
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Smoke, Fire and Flame: Trends v Tradition
Sun 16 Jul 2023
The story of smoke and live fire cooking, from current trends to traditions at risk.
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Bread, Baking, War and Ukraine
Sun 9 Jul 2023
Dan Saladino hears from the bakers in Ukraine supplying fresh bread to the front line.
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The Wild Venison Project
Sun 2 Jul 2023
The new campaign to make wild venison a mainstay for British meat eaters.
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Agritourism: Italian-inspired hospitality in the UK
Sun 25 Jun 2023
On the trail of the pioneers bringing Italian-style agritourism to the UK.
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Learning to Eat Part 2 鈥� How the French do it
Sun 18 Jun 2023
What can we learn from the French in teaching children healthy eating habits?
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Learning to Eat Part 1 鈥� Do Kids Need Special Food?
Sun 11 Jun 2023
Sheila Dillon explores how food habits are formed at home and nursery in the early years
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Pavlov to Plant Breeding: Food Prizes that Changed the World.
Sun 4 Jun 2023
From Nobel winners to great innovators, Dan Saladino explores prize-winning food ideas.
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The Awards Return
Sun 28 May 2023
Get your entries in now for the 蜜芽传媒 Food and Farming Awards 2023!
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Tech, TikTok and the Future of Food Writing
Sun 21 May 2023
How lists, maps and apps are transforming restaurant reviewing and food writing.
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Eating Wild
Sun 14 May 2023
Can you eat like a hunter-gatherer in modern Britain? Dan Saladino meets people who are.
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Coronation 2023 鈥� How is Food Bringing us Together?
Sun 7 May 2023
Jaega Wise joins a community lunch, and explores the history of coronation eating.
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Conversations in cafes: all hail the greasy spoon
Sun 30 Apr 2023
Leyla Kazim explores the magic of the greasy spoon.
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The Good Friday Food Revolution
Sun 23 Apr 2023
How the peace process has nourished Northern Ireland's flourishing food culture.
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