The Food Programme Episodes Available now

Food Bank Nation
Jaega Wise investigates the rise of the food bank in the UK and interviews Gordon Brown.

The Dickens Effect: How the Writer Influenced Food at Christmas.
Dan Saladino explores the impact a Christmas Carol and other novels had on festive eating.

Christmas: The Gift of Food
Jaega Wise explores the tradition, planning and heart that goes into festive food giving.

Restaurants: A Survival Guide
Restaurant businesses say it's getting tougher to survive? What does it take to succeed?

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Food and Farming Awards 2024
Join Sheila Dillon at the Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow for the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Food and Farming Awards.

Nan the Wiser
What can we learn from Grandma about food and cooking?

Once Upon a Mealtime
Sheila Dillon explores how leading children's writers depict food in their books.

Frankopan on Food
Peter Frankopan, author of Silk Roads and Earth Transformed, on food, history & the future

Fishing for Change
Sheila Dillon explores the push to get us eating beyond the usual five species of fish.

Back Stage Food – How performers eat before, during and after the show.
Jaega Wise explores what actors, dancers and musicians eat to fuel their performance.