The Food Programme

Investigating every aspect of the food we eat

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Lights, Camera, Reaction: Life after Great British Bake Off with David Atherton
The Bake Off Winner talks fame, food and the freak outs of overnight celebrity.
01 Mar 2020,28 mins
A Tale of Two Fish: Salmon, the wild and farmed
Dan Saladino investigates fears of wild Atlantic salmon's possible extinction in 20 years.
23 Feb 2020,28 mins
What Is Making My Child Fat? Part 2: The Debate and Your Questions.
Sheila Dillon puts your questions on child obesity related health to an expert panel.
16 Feb 2020,29 mins
What Is Making My Child Fat? Part 1: Finding Solutions to the UK’s Child Obesity Issue
Sheila Dillon speaks to children and young people seeking solutions to obesity in the UK.
09 Feb 2020,28 mins
Mary Berry: A Life Through Food
Sheila Dillon meets baking guru, TV judge and home-cooking champion, Mary Berry
02 Feb 2020,29 mins
The Physicist In the Kitchen
Can science help us cook better? Dan Saladino asks Heston Blumenthal and Raymond Blanc.
26 Jan 2020,28 mins
Yes We Can: What do the tins we eat say about the UK?
Jack Monroe and Sheila Dillon ask whether tinned foods have an image problem in the UK.
19 Jan 2020,28 mins
Pints of progress: The brewers changing attitudes to learning disabilities
Jaega Wise meets the brewers pouring away preconceptions in the workplace
12 Jan 2020,28 mins
Could eating microalgae be the next big thing?
Sheila Dillon investigates why one day we could all be eating pond scum
05 Jan 2020,28 mins
Is The Dinner Party Dead?
Josceline Dimbleby, Alison Roman & Alexandra Dudley on how to have friends over for food.
29 Dec 2019,28 mins
Michel Roux Jr: A Life Through Food
Sheila Dillon meets the renowned chef to talk food, family and festive inspiration
22 Dec 2019,41 mins
The Sugar Plum Shift: Exploring the ballet world’s changing approach to food, nutrition and body image
Sheila Dillon explores how attitudes towards food and diet have changed in ballet
15 Dec 2019,28 mins
Cookbooks of 2019
Cerys Matthews and Lia Moutselou join Sheila Dillon to review 2019 in cookbooks.
08 Dec 2019,28 mins
Eating Animals Part 2: A Meat Q&A.
Dan Saladino, Sheila Dillon and a range of experts answer your questions on meat eating.
01 Dec 2019,29 mins
Eating Animals Part 1: The Future of Meat
Dan Saladino finds out why tensions are running so high over meat vs plant based diets.
24 Nov 2019,28 mins
The Food Programme at 40: Looking Forward (Part II)
Rick Stein, Yotam Ottolenghi, Grace Dent & Leyla Kazim lead the celebrations. (2/2)
17 Nov 2019,28 mins
The Food Programme at 40: Looking Back (Part I)
Rick Stein, Yotam Ottolenghi, Grace Dent & Leyla Kazim lead the celebrations. (1/2)
10 Nov 2019,32 mins
Smoke and Celebration: Exploring Bonfire Night food traditions
From parched peas to parkin, Sheila Dillon explores our Bonfire Night food favourites
03 Nov 2019,29 mins
Brexit: The Tomato's Story. What can one food tell us about the future?
Dan Saladino picks the tomato to examine the impact of the new Brexit deal on future food.
27 Oct 2019,28 mins
Could a food project from India solve the UK’s holiday hunger problem?
Charity Akshaya Patra feed 1.76 million school children a day. Now it's coming to the UK.
20 Oct 2019,28 mins
Joe Wicks: A Life Through Food
From bootcamps to book deals: Joe Wicks explains his phenomenal success to Sheila Dillon
13 Oct 2019,28 mins
The Return of Zing: How to Get Sour Back into Your Life.
Dan Saladino explores the tastes and temptations of sourness, in our evolution and cooking
06 Oct 2019,28 mins
Food Additives, Part 2: The Debate
Sheila Dillon and an expert panel discuss the role of food additives in our everyday lives
29 Sep 2019,42 mins
Food Additives, Part 1: Sherbet and other E number experiments
Exploring the world of additives, from fruity sherbert to ultra-processed-food flavourings
22 Sep 2019,28 mins
Island to Island: The journey of Mauritian cuisine
Leyla Kazim looks at how Mauritian cuisine is finding its place on the UK food scene
15 Sep 2019,28 mins
Ice Cream Nation
A visit to Redcar and Sheffield proves that UK ice cream culture is stronger than ever.
08 Sep 2019,24 mins
Taste the Music and Dance
Dan Saladino is at the Womad festival's Taste The World stage, where music meets foods.
01 Sep 2019,28 mins
Jamie Oliver: A Life Through Food Part II
Jamie Oliver talks to Sheila Dillon on the 20th anniversary of 'The Naked Chef' Part II
25 Aug 2019,28 mins
Jamie Oliver: A Life Through Food Part I
Jamie Oliver talks to Sheila Dillon on the 20th anniversary of 'The Naked Chef' Part I
18 Aug 2019,28 mins
Why did the chicken cross the road? How food became more than a comedy punchline
Comedian George Egg considers how food became more than comedy's slapstick sidekick.
11 Aug 2019,28 mins