The Food Programme Episodes Available now

Raymond Blanc: The Lost Orchard
Raymond Blanc spent decades growing an orchard. He explains to Dan Saladino why it matters

University Challenge: How students and universities are managing meals during the pandemic
Sheila Dillon hears stories around freshers and food in the age of COVID

Nadiya Hussain: A Life Through Food
Nadiya Hussain and Tan France speak to Leyla Kazim about Nadiya's life and career.

Eat Your Way to Power: Food and Politics on the Campaign Trail
Sheila Dillon investigates the tricky world of eating on the campaign trail.

Faith, Fasts and Feasts: The role of food in Jewish celebration
Leyla Kazim explores the integral role of food in Judaism’s autumn festivals.

English Pastoral: James Rebanks on the future of food.
Dan Saladino talks to shepherd James Rebanks about the future of food and farming.

Taking the Biscuit: How a long-life ration became the quintessential British comfort food
Sheila Dillon considers how the humble biscuit's become a beloved British institution.

Wheat Revolutions
Dan Saladino on the story of wheat from the Neolithic Revolution to the Green Revolution.

Kitchen obsessives: Why aim to cook the perfect dish?
Leyla Kazim meets cooking obsessives Felicity Cloake, Bill Buford and Kate Ng.

The Ice Cream Van: A Celebration.
Dan Saladino and his dad Bobo (a former ice-cream man) talk about scoops, cones and 99s.