The Food Programme Podcast
Investigating every aspect of the food we eat
Episodes to download
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An Antarctic Chef
Sun 18 Sep 2016
The story of Charles Green, Shackleton's chef who kept the men of the Endurance alive.
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Cooking for Poldark
Mon 12 Sep 2016
Food stylist Genevieve Taylor reveals how she created elaborate feasts for Poldark.
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Coffee and the God Shot. The Drinks Menu
Mon 5 Sep 2016
Dan Saladino, longtime espresso-drinker, journeys into coffee's past, present and future.
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Whisky Britannia: The Drinks Menu
Mon 29 Aug 2016
Why whisky is moving from its traditional roots and has a few surprises in store.
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Time for an Aperitif? The Drinks Menu
Mon 22 Aug 2016
Aperitif - A curiosity of our Mediterranean holidays? Or are they having a British moment?
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Roger Protz: A Life Through Beer
Mon 15 Aug 2016
Beer writer Roger Protz - from reviving real ale to the rise of the microbrewers.
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The Surprising Strawberry
Mon 8 Aug 2016
Why the global future of strawberry production is hanging by a tendril.
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Raising the Pulse
Mon 1 Aug 2016
Sheila Dillon discusses pulses with Sanjay Kumar, Jenny Chandler and Nick Saltmarsh.
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Kitchens of Power
Mon 25 Jul 2016
From White House food to the Pope's favourite dessert, Dan Saladino on kitchens of power.
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Albania and the Cheese Road
Mon 18 Jul 2016
Dan Saladino travels on a new road in Albania that leads to an undiscovered cheese world.
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School food: An uncertain future
Mon 11 Jul 2016
Sheila Dillon investigates why schools are struggling to provide infant free school meals.
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Brexit and Food: A Food Programme Special
Mon 4 Jul 2016
Dan Saladino outlines the big food issues the UK faces because of the vote for Brexit.
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That Gut Feeling: Part Two
Mon 27 Jun 2016
Dan Saladino's further adventures into the world of food and the gut microbiome.
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Food, Fishing and the Faroes
Mon 20 Jun 2016
Dan Saladino tells a story of food, survival and fishing from the remote Faroe Islands.
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That Gut Feeling: Part One
Mon 13 Jun 2016
Dan Saladino discovers the gut microbiome, to find that food will never be the same again.
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An Archive for Food
Mon 6 Jun 2016
Historian Polly Russell and an archive with a century-long story to tell about UK food.
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Diana Henry: A Life Through Food (Part 2)
Mon 23 May 2016
Diana Henry continues to share her favourite readings from food writers who inspire her.
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Best Food Producer: The Winner
Mon 16 May 2016
Yotam Ottolenghi and Sheila Dillon meet the BBC Food & Farming Awards' Best Food Producer.
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Best Food Producer: The Finalists
Mon 9 May 2016
Yotam Ottolenghi and Sheila Dillon meet BBC Food and Farming Awards's best food producers.
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Food in Extreme Places: Space (3/3)
Mon 18 Apr 2016
Food in the most extreme cooking environment, space. Dan Saladino tries menus for Mars.
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Food in Extreme Places: The Submarine (2/3)
Mon 11 Apr 2016
Sheila Dillon explores how food is planned and cooked for up to three months under the sea
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Food in Extreme Places: Antarctica (1/3)
Mon 4 Apr 2016
What does it take to be a chef in the frozen South, the wildest place on Earth?
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Food Is Mad - The Update
Mon 28 Mar 2016
Dan Saladino hears how inspiring food projects from the Mad Symposium have spread globally
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The Pizza
Mon 21 Mar 2016
Dan Saladino charts the rise, fall and rise of traditional Neapolitan pizza.
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Ferment
Mon 14 Mar 2016
Sheila Dillon discovers why fermentation is the catalyst for a delicious revolution.
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BBC Food and Farming Awards 2016: The Finalists
Mon 7 Mar 2016
Sheila Dillon unveils the list of the 2016 BBC Food and Farming Awards finalists.
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Feeding India
Mon 29 Feb 2016
Dan Saladino explores the fierce debate over how 1.2bn people will be fed in the future.
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The Sake Revelation
Mon 22 Feb 2016
Sheila Dillon can't stand sake... but she is about to have a revelation.
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First Bite
Mon 15 Feb 2016
Sheila Dillon, author Bee Wilson and guests discuss how food habits can be changed.
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Eating to Run: Part 2
Mon 8 Feb 2016
Ultra-marathon champ Scott Jurek tells Dan Saladino how to eat vegan and run 100 miles.
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