The Food Programme

Investigating every aspect of the food we eat

Radio 4,1025 episodes

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English Wine
English and Welsh wines are on the up and up, as Sheila Dillon investigates.
28 Jul 2014,30 mins
Salad leaves
Dan Saladino reports on the increasingly complex world of salad leaves.
21 Jul 2014,30 mins
Food in Opera
Sheila Dillon hears how music and food have influenced each other over the past 400 years.
13 Jul 2014,28 mins
Food and the Curriculum
Stefan Gates talks to teachers, kids and cooks about food and the curriculum.
07 Jul 2014,30 mins
Mexican cooking and the food adventures of Diana Kennedy
Dan Saladino meets a world authority on the food of Mexico, British-born Diana Kennedy.
30 Jun 2014,30 mins
Sweeteners: The answer to our sugar cravings?
Could sweeteners be the way for us to cut down on sugar but keep eating sweet treats?
23 Jun 2014,30 mins
US Southern cooking and chef Sean Brock
Richard Johnson's award-winning travels through the American south to meet chef Sean Brock
16 Jun 2014,30 mins
Holy Food
Tim Hayward looks at the tradition of monastic food production.
08 Jun 2014,28 mins
Knives
Sheila Dillon takes a look at that most coveted of kitchen tools: the knife.
01 Jun 2014,28 mins
Wild Booze
Writer Andy Hamilton leads a wild journey foraging for plants to make incredible drinks.
25 May 2014,28 mins
Fish Farming
Sheila Dillon on the huge rise in farmed fish and the people trying to make it sustainable
18 May 2014,28 mins
Ken Hom 2 (of 2) - Politics, influence and the future
Sheila Dillon talks to Ken Hom about his extraordinary life through food. Part two of two.
12 May 2014,28 mins
Ken Hom 1 (of 2) - The Early Years
Sheila Dillon talks to Ken Hom about his extraordinary life through food. Part one of two.
11 May 2014,28 mins
Behind the Scenes at BBC Food and Farming Awards 2014
The story behind the Food and Farming Awards 2014.
04 May 2014,28 mins
Plantains and pleasure; Jamaican food in the UK
Tim Hayward on the evolution of Jamaican food in the UK with chefs and cooks in Bristol.
27 Apr 2014,28 mins
A Tribute to Derek Cooper
A special tribute to the late Derek Cooper who started the food programme back in 1979.
20 Apr 2014,28 mins
Food in Northern Ireland: A Golden Era?
Sheila Dillon meets Northern Ireland's chefs and producers leading a food renaissance.
13 Apr 2014,28 mins
Raw Milk
Sheila Dillon looks at the controversial subject of raw milk.
06 Apr 2014,25 mins
Wild Beer
Dan Saladino meets the brewers transforming the flavours and styles of British beer.
30 Mar 2014,25 mins
Micro-Bakeries
The rise & rise of the micro-bakery. How home baked bread became a business opportunity.
23 Mar 2014,25 mins
Hospital Food
Sheila Dillon investigates the government's latest plans to improve food in the NHS.
16 Mar 2014,28 mins
BBC Food & Farming Awards: Meet the Finalists
A rundown of who has made it through to the final stage of the BBC Food and Farming Awards
02 Mar 2014,28 mins
A Renaissance for Butchers?
Did the horsemeat scandal really did halt the decline of the high street butchers?
02 Mar 2014,28 mins
The Future of Fairtrade
Matthew Hill reports on the future of Fairtrade as the label marks its 20th anniversary.
23 Feb 2014,28 mins
Really Wild Food
From krill burgers to goat's blood, the intriguing diet of the BBC Natural History Unit.
16 Feb 2014,28 mins
Claudia Roden: A Life Through Food
Claudia Roden talks about her life, cooking and Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food.
09 Feb 2014,28 mins
Britain and the Ready Meal
The ready meal after horsemeat, why it was good news for chilled but a problem for frozen.
02 Feb 2014,28 mins
Greek Yogurt: a global love affair
Sheila Dillon finds out why humble Greek yogurt triggered a worldwide food craze.
26 Jan 2014,28 mins
Food and the Future of Pubs
Sheila Dillon hears the latest on the role of food in the future of the British pub.
19 Jan 2014,28 mins
Three inspirational cooks
Sheila Dillon revisits the inspirational caterers from the BBC Food and Farming Awards.
12 Jan 2014,25 mins