The Food Programme Podcast
Investigating every aspect of the food we eat
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Newcastle: The Story of a City through Its Food
Mon 1 Feb 2016
Dan Saladino meets the people working to improve the food future of Newcastle.
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Cardiff: The Story of a City through Its Food
Mon 25 Jan 2016
Sheila Dillon finds out how waves of migration have shaped Cardiff's vibrant food scene.
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Leeds: The Story of a City Through Its Food
Mon 18 Jan 2016
Leeds is a city on the rise when it comes to food and drink. Dan Saladino finds out why.
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2016 Food and Farming Awards Launch
Mon 11 Jan 2016
Sheila Dillon and this year's judging team launch the 2016 BBC Food and Farming Awards.
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Eating to Run: Part 1
Mon 4 Jan 2016
How important is diet to running performance? Dan Saladino looks at, and tries, new ideas.
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Yotam Ottolenghi: A Life Through Food
Tue 29 Dec 2015
Yotam Ottolenghi shares his life through food with Sheila Dillon.
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No Mere Trifle
Mon 21 Dec 2015
Tim Hayward discovers the secret underground culture of 'dirty trifle'.
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Juliet Harbutt: A Life Through Food
Mon 14 Dec 2015
Cheese educator and campaigner Juliet Harbutt shares her life in food with Sheila Dillon.
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Food Museums
Mon 7 Dec 2015
With two new food museums in London and New York, Sheila Dillon asks how to exhibit food.
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Cookbooks of 2015
Mon 30 Nov 2015
Sheila Dillon and guests reflect on a year of cookery books and food writing.
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Chinatowns
Mon 23 Nov 2015
The changing story of the world's Chinatowns. Dan Saladino looks at the biggest and best.
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Scotch Egg! Scotch Egg!
Mon 16 Nov 2015
How did the scotch egg rise from humble bar snack to a chef's favourite? Joe Warwick knows
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Trish Deseine Goes Home
Mon 9 Nov 2015
The Northern Irish farmer's daughter who changed food writing in France for good.
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A Fat Lot of Good
Mon 2 Nov 2015
With a growing array of oils on sale, Sheila Dillon cuts through the latest thinking.
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The Pear
Mon 26 Oct 2015
Sheila Dillon discovers the secrets of that misunderstood and overlooked fruit: the pear.
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A Milk Appreciation
Mon 19 Oct 2015
Do we take cows' milk for granted? Sheila Dillon asks if we need a reintroduction to it.
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How Did the Chicken Cross the World?
Mon 12 Oct 2015
Dan Saladino tells the story of a bird at the centre of human civilisation, the chicken.
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Bitterness
Mon 5 Oct 2015
Dan Saladino on whether bitterness is disappearing from our food, and why it matters.
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Food Stories from Syria 1
Mon 28 Sep 2015
From losing daily bread to an ancient food culture - what conflict has meant for Syrians.
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The Ark of Taste: The Story so Far
Sun 20 Sep 2015
Dan Saladino revisits highlights from our regular mini-series of endangered world foods.
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Libera Terra: Sicily's Anti-Mafia Farms
Mon 7 Sep 2015
Dan Saladino learns how farms confiscated from Sicily's mafia are providing food and wine.
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My Food Hero: Dan Saladino meets Mary Taylor-Simeti
Mon 31 Aug 2015
Sicilian food expert Mary Taylor Simeti reveals the island's food secrets to Dan Saladino.
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My Food Hero: Ella McSweeney Meets Wendell Berry
Mon 24 Aug 2015
Ella McSweeney meets Wendell Berry - the farmer, author and campaigner who inspired her.
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My Food Hero: Sheila Dillon meets writer and campaigner Susan George
Mon 17 Aug 2015
Sheila Dillon speaks to her food hero, campaigner and writer Susan George.
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My Food Hero: Tim Hayward meets Len Deighton
Mon 10 Aug 2015
Best-selling author Len Deighton talks with Tim Hayward about his incredible food story.
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Going Pop
Mon 3 Aug 2015
Dan Saladino explores how our changing taste in soft drinks is shaking up the big brands.
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Bread for Scotland
Mon 27 Jul 2015
Sheila Dillon visits the community bakery teaching Edinburgh to bake.
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Fast Food Workers
Mon 20 Jul 2015
Sheila Dillon finds out how a fast food worker strike in the US is influencing the UK.
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New Wine Generation
Mon 13 Jul 2015
Sheila Dillon uncovers the new ways of drinking, selling and writing about wine.
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