The Food Programme

Investigating every aspect of the food we eat

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Lab-grown meat: How long before it's on a menu near you?
Sheila Dillon looks at what the future holds for lab-grown or cultivated meat.
18 Apr 2021,29 mins
The Urban Growing Revolution
From window-sills to rooftops, Leyla Kazim explores stories of food being grown in cities
11 Apr 2021,29 mins
The Magic of Mussels (And Their Troubled Trade)
Dan Saladino finds out how Brexit could wreck plans to make the mussel a mainstream food.
04 Apr 2021,28 mins
Food, James Bond’s food
The James Bond novels drip with delectable food writing.
28 Mar 2021,28 mins
Food in Lockdown: One Year On
A year on, Sheila Dillon catches up with those who have been keeping the nation fed.
21 Mar 2021,29 mins
The Barrel Effect: Why Oak casks have stood the test of time.
Jaega Wise hears how oak barrels continue to thrive in the drinks industry.
14 Mar 2021,28 mins
Genome editing and the future of food
Dan Saladino looks at the future role of genome editing technology on food and farming.
07 Mar 2021,29 mins
School Food: Re-imagined
Sheila Dillon asks school food visionaries how the system might be improved in future.
28 Feb 2021,29 mins
Everything Stops For Tea.
Jaega Wise explores the ceremony and ritual of drinking tea.
21 Feb 2021,28 mins
Charles Campion: A Life Through Food.
Why was the late Charles Campion so driven to tell food stories? Dan Saladino finds out.
14 Feb 2021,28 mins
Cooking Blind
Sheila Dillon meets the blind and partially sighted cooks inspiring others.
07 Feb 2021,29 mins
Flavours of Home: The refugees forging new lives through food
Sheila Dillon meets asylum seekers and refugees building new lives in the UK through food.
31 Jan 2021,29 mins
All at Sea? Fishing after Brexit
Dan Saladino finds out what the Brexit deal means for the UK's fishing industry.
24 Jan 2021,28 mins
What to Eat to Save the Planet?
Sheila Dillon and guests break down the latest on low carbon food production.
17 Jan 2021,29 mins
BrewDog: Punks grown up?
Jaega Wise explores world of craft beer giants, BrewDog
10 Jan 2021,28 mins
Inside the World Food Programme
Dan Saladino tells the inside story of Nobel Peace Prize winners the World Food Programme.
03 Jan 2021,28 mins
Loving the Leftovers
How cooking with leftovers can not only reduce waste, but also deliver incredible dishes
27 Dec 2020,28 mins
Christmas Cooking: The 2020 Edit
Nigel Slater, Genevieve Taylor & Tamal Ray share food ideas for a Christmas like no other.
20 Dec 2020,29 mins
The Secret Life of Chocolate. Part 2: The future.
Sheila Dillon asks what the future holds for the UK chocolate bar.
13 Dec 2020,29 mins
The Secret Life of Chocolate. Part 1: Origins
Dan Saladino explores the origins of cacao and rise of the chocolate bar.
06 Dec 2020,28 mins
Cookbooks of 2020
Sheila Dillon, Dan Saladino, Jaega Wise and Leyla Kazim discuss their books of the year
29 Nov 2020,28 mins
What’s the deal with "chlorinated chicken"?
Charlotte Smith explores the implications of a future US trade deal on the UK food sector.
22 Nov 2020,28 mins
Raymond Blanc: The Lost Orchard
Raymond Blanc spent decades growing an orchard. He explains to Dan Saladino why it matters
15 Nov 2020,27 mins
University Challenge: How students and universities are managing meals during the pandemic
Sheila Dillon hears stories around freshers and food in the age of COVID
08 Nov 2020,28 mins
Nadiya Hussain: A Life Through Food
Nadiya Hussain and Tan France speak to Leyla Kazim about Nadiya's life and career.
01 Nov 2020,29 mins
Eat Your Way to Power: Food and Politics on the Campaign Trail
Sheila Dillon investigates the tricky world of eating on the campaign trail.
25 Oct 2020,28 mins
Faith, Fasts and Feasts: The role of food in Jewish celebration
Leyla Kazim explores the integral role of food in Judaism’s autumn festivals.
18 Oct 2020,28 mins
English Pastoral: James Rebanks on the future of food.
Dan Saladino talks to shepherd James Rebanks about the future of food and farming.
11 Oct 2020,28 mins
Taking the Biscuit: How a long-life ration became the quintessential British comfort food
Sheila Dillon considers how the humble biscuit's become a beloved British institution.
04 Oct 2020,28 mins
Wheat Revolutions
Dan Saladino on the story of wheat from the Neolithic Revolution to the Green Revolution.
27 Sep 2020,28 mins