The Food Chain Episodes Episode guide
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27/11/2025 GMT
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.
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20/11/2025 GMT
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.
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13/11/2025 GMT
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.
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The Food Chain
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.
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The chefs
Chefs from three continents tell Ruth Alexander what makes this demanding job so special.
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The coffee habit: Why do we love it so much?
The story of why we love coffee, through history, tradition and science.
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The power of pepper
We explore what pepper can do for your food.
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How (not) to complain
Believe it or not, restaurants really do want your feedback, but in-person, not online.
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Portion size: How much should you eat?
How to make sure you鈥檙e eating the right amount of food
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Dining etiquette: What really matters?
No elbows, no emojis: The new rules of table manners
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How to set a food trend
How much work goes into creating the next big thing in food?
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Flavour: The potato chip story
Ruth Alexander looks at why crisps are one of world's most enduring and popular snacks.
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Should I eat breakfast?
What makes a healthy first meal of the day, and when to have it
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Bottom trawling and the future of global fish supplies
What pressures are these fishing methods placing on oceans and those who depend on them?
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Making care home food better
The people aiming to bring quality, nutritious meals for elderly residents in care homes
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Garlic: Food or medicine?
A journey through this pungent bulb's history, culture and cuisine.
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The anti-dementia diet
Could the food you eat help to reduce your risk of dementia?
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Eating well with dementia
How memory loss changes our relationship with food
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India's caste system and food
How social stigma impacted the cuisine of India鈥檚 Dalit community
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A place at the table: fostering and adoption
How a simple plate of food can provide comfort, connection and a sense of belonging.
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Protein v fibre
Is our preoccupation with protein overshadowing another nutritional essential 鈥� fibre?
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Video game food
How do you bring a fantastical virtual food item to life in the real world?
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The story of your plate
The history of dinnerware and what it says about the people who use it
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Thai food: Winning hearts and minds
How a government used food to influence how you view the country
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AI in the food chain
How is artificial intelligence rewiring the global food industry?
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The buyers
We speak to three professional buyers about finding the best food at the best price
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May contain: The food allergy risk
What it鈥檚 like to be diagnosed with life-threatening food allergies?
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Let food do the talking
Does food have the power to send messages when words aren鈥檛 enough?
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Snackification: Our love affair with snacks
How did snacking start and why do we do it?
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Stress, eat, repeat?
What happens to our eating habits when we鈥檙e stressed, and how to change that
