The Food Programme Episodes Episode guide
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Cheese
Sheila Dillon investigates the production of British farmhouse cheeses.
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Polar Diaries
Revisiting two audio food diaries recorded in the north and south poles in 2002.
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Sicilian citrus industry
The Sicilian citrus farmers who protested in London about the decline of the industry.
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Mussels and Other Seafood
Sheila Dillon reports on growing mussels in Shetland.
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Pigs
What are the forces that have enabled cheap pork to flood UK supermarkets?
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Egon Ronay
Peter Bazalgette reflects on the life and legacy of the late food critic Egon Ronay.
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Quality Meat
Sheila Dillon discovers the lengths the top butchers go to to source the very best meat.
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Guilty Pleasures
Sheila Dillon celebrates guilty culinary pleasures, including doughnuts and dripping.
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A Meal with Chef Angela Hartnett
Sheila Dillon challenges chef Angela Hartnett to make a meal from local produce.
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Forgotten Christmas Meals
Sheila Dillon joins a family of keen cooks to prepare a feast of forgotten Christmas meals
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Food Books
Sheila Dillon and guests discuss the year's crop of food books.
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Markets
How markets survive and where they sit in the current food retail landscape.
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Food and Farming Awards 2008
Sheila Dillon hosts the ninth Food and Farming Awards, held at the NEC in Birmingham.
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Pies and PDOs
The series investigating the world of food and the stories behind what we eat.
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Mutton
Sheila Dillon investigates whether or not mutton still has an image problem.
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Cider
Sheila Dillon explores the history of cider and asks what goes into it, besides apples.
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The El Bulli Effect
Sheila Dillon explores the influence of the famous restaurant El Bulli.
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Can Britain become self sufficient?
The series investigating the world of food and the stories behind what we eat.
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Fife
The series that investigates the world of food and the stories behind what we eat.
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Organic Food
Sheila Dillon asks if organic food will fall victim to the current economic turbulence.
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Rabbits
Considering whether the increasing amount of rabbit on British menus might be a good thing
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Milk and Dairy
What has to happen to make milk profitable for farmers?
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Slow Food UK
Simon Parkes looks at the work of the Slow Food movement in the US, Italy and the UK.
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Pork
James Martin visits Hampshire in pursuit of the best pork.
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Parmesan
Celebrity chef Angela Hartnett goes in search of the perfect Parmesan cheese.
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Anchovies
Chef Rowley Leigh explains why he thinks the anchovy is one of the greatest ingredients.
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Pears
Sophie Grigson presents the food magazine. She explains why pears are the perfect fruit.
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The Berry Business
A look behind the scenes of the modern berry business.
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Public Procurement
Simon Parkes explores the funding of food in schools, hospitals, prisons and beyond.
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Lamb
Dominic Pierce hears from a pioneering sheep farmer.