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The Food Programme Episodes

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    A Passion for Cake

    Sheila Dillon takes an irreverent look at baking and the history of cake.

  2. The Future of Cheese

    Dan Saladino finds out what the future holds for cheese, including the role of raw milk.

  3. Sisters' Feast

    A female takeover. Sheila Dillon speaks to ten women chefs coming together to fight hunger

  4. Cookbooks of 2016

    Sheila Dillon and guests reflect on the year's food books, including works by new writers.

  5. Our Wild Spice Rack

    Sheila Dillon heads to Galloway on a wild spice challenge set by forager Mark Williams.

  6. Cooking clubs in Basqueland

    Spain's Basque region exerts a powerful influence on global cuisine Dan Saladino asks why.

  7. Gavin and the Chinese Food Olympics

    How will British chef Gavin Chun and his team fare at the Olympics of Chinese Food?

  8. Pumpkins and Winter Squash

    Sheila Dillon and special guests discover a delicious world of pumpkins and winter squash.

  9. Terra Madre Part 2: A Global Food Gathering

    From ancient Egyptian bread to Native American food, Dan Saladino reports from Terra Madre

  10. Terra Madre Part 1: A Global Food Gathering

    A former child soldier from Sierra Leone tells Dan Saladino how food provided redemption.

  11. The Apple: How British a Fruit?

    Sheila Dillon in conversation with Pete Brown on magic, mystery and Britishness of apples.

  12. Diet and Dementia

    Dementia turns lives upside down, but where does food fit? Sheila Dillon investigates.

  13. Food Stories from Syria 2

    Dan Saladino updates how Syrians are managing to eat amidst ongoing conflict.

  14. An Antarctic Chef

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

  15. Cooking for Poldark

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

  16. Coffee and the God Shot. The Drinks Menu

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

  17. Whisky Britannia: The Drinks Menu

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

  18. Time for an Aperitif? The Drinks Menu

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

  19. Roger Protz: A Life Through Beer

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

  20. The Surprising Strawberry

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

  21. Raising the Pulse

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

  22. Kitchens of Power

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

  23. Albania and the Cheese Road

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

  24. School food: An uncertain future

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

  25. Brexit and Food: A Food Programme Special

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

  26. That Gut Feeling: Part Two

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

  27. Food, Fishing and the Faroes

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

  28. That Gut Feeling: Part One

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

  29. An Archive for Food

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

  30. Chinatown: The Award-Winning Edition

    The James Beard Award-winning edition on the story of Chinatowns around the world.

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