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The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.

Updated: weekly
Episodes available: indefinitely

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    Gordon Ramsay: My life in five dishes

    Thu 26 Jul 2018

    An insight into the world-famous chef and the food that made him

  • Antonio Carluccio: My life in five dishes

    Thu 19 Jul 2018

    The 'Godfather of Italian cooking' gives his final interview

  • Madhur Jaffrey: My life in five dishes

    Thu 12 Jul 2018

    The most unforgettable meals from an extraordinary life

  • Jeremiah Tower: My life in five dishes

    Thu 5 Jul 2018

    The man some call the first modern celebrity chef

  • #MeToo Food

    Thu 28 Jun 2018

    The hidden dangers of agriculture.

  • The Real Junk Food

    Thu 21 Jun 2018

    One man's mission to end food waste. Oh, and world hunger.

  • I am the Bread Man

    Thu 31 May 2018

    Nathan Myhrvold on one of the biggest bread research projects ever undertaken.

  • Kelis: My life in five dishes

    Thu 24 May 2018

    Popstar Kelis Rogers on 20 years in music and why food is her new calling

  • Critical Mass Catering

    Thu 17 May 2018

    The art and science of cooking for lots of people

  • Absolute Food: Part II

    Thu 10 May 2018

    Food is politics, as we look at authoritarian regimes, extremist groups and propaganda.

  • Absolute Food: Part I

    Thu 3 May 2018

    How authoritarian regimes control food, and what it's like to eat in their countries.

  • Fussy Old World

    Thu 26 Apr 2018

    How do attitudes to 'fussy eating' vary across the globe?

  • Claudia Roden: My Life in Five Dishes

    Thu 19 Apr 2018

    An extraordinary life story of loss, courage and food

  • Eating Blockchain

    Thu 5 Apr 2018

    Could blockchain disrupt the global food system?

  • A Poisonous Business

    Thu 29 Mar 2018

    The toxic mix of food poisoning and economics

  • Do Not Feed the Animals

    Thu 22 Mar 2018

    How food waste impacts wildlife and can bring animals into conflict with us

  • Food Confidential

    Thu 15 Mar 2018

    How the food industry keeps its trade secrets.

  • This Food Will Save Your Life*

    Thu 8 Mar 2018

    Why are humans especially vulnerable to big promises about food?

  • Eat, Stay, Love

    Thu 1 Mar 2018

    Three women who escaped war and conflict on how food helped them rebuild their lives

  • The New Animals

    Thu 15 Feb 2018

    Who wants to put genetically engineered animals on your plate?

  • The Pig Problem

    Thu 8 Feb 2018

    The battle to stop a deadly and contagious virus spreading through Europe's pig farms.

  • The Food Pilgrims

    Thu 1 Feb 2018

    Tales from people who go the extra mile to get their food.

  • I Can't Taste!

    Thu 25 Jan 2018

    The devastating impact of taste disorders, and what they can teach us about our food

  • Gordon Ramsay: My life in five dishes

    Thu 18 Jan 2018

    The world-famous chef tells us about his life through five dishes

  • In Search of Wine's 'Holy Grail'

    Thu 11 Jan 2018

    The quest to curb rising alcohol levels in wine without losing flavour.

  • The Comedy of Food

    Thu 4 Jan 2018

    Is food getting funnier? Do modern diets make it a richer sauce of comedy?

  • Big Tech Wants Your Food Shop

    Thu 28 Dec 2017

    What will this mean for food producers, and the quality and sustainability of your food?

  • Food Chain: The Quiz 2017

    Thu 21 Dec 2017

    Do you think you know about food? Think again.

  • How to Make a Farmer

    Thu 14 Dec 2017

    Match-making websites, reality TV or smart tech - what would persuade you to be a farmer?

  • I Won't Farm!

    Thu 7 Dec 2017

    The average age of a farmer is 60. So where have all the young farmers gone and why?

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