The Food Programme

Investigating every aspect of the food we eat

Radio 4,1025 episodes

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Street food heroes
Valentine Warner and Charles Campion eat with the Food Award's 'Best Takeaway' finalists.
11 Nov 2012,28 mins
Lard
Tim Hayward learns to love lard, discussing our complicated relationship with animal fat.
04 Nov 2012,28 mins
Football and Food
John Inverdale on the way football is changing the relationship between food and sport.
28 Oct 2012,28 mins
The Future of the Oven
Tim Hayward discovers the future of the domestic oven, with the help of Mary Berry.
21 Oct 2012,28 mins
How to waste less food
Tristram Stuart reports on the latest ideas to tackle our growing mountains of food waste.
14 Oct 2012,28 mins
British Blue Cheese
Sheila Dillon finds out why new British blue cheeses are pushing their way into the market
07 Oct 2012,28 mins
Food and Farming Awards: The Finalists
Food writer Valentine Warner reveals this year's line-up of best food and drinks producers
30 Sep 2012,28 mins
Food and the Cinema
Tom Parker Bowles looks at the cinema eating experience.
23 Sep 2012,28 mins
Sourdough
Sheila Dillon finds out why sourdough bread is undergoing a major revival.
16 Sep 2012,28 mins
Australia's Food Revolution
How Australia, built on bulk exports of cheese and meat, became a gastronomic leader.
09 Sep 2012,28 mins
A Guide to Spice, Part 3: Mustard
Sheila Dillon explores a food story of decline and revival - British mustard.
02 Sep 2012,28 mins
A Guide to Spice, part 2: Vanilla
Sheila Dillon looks at the modern vanilla trade and meets a young British vanilla grower.
26 Aug 2012,28 mins
A Guide to Spice, part 1: Cloves
Sheila Dillon embarks on a journey through the world of spices, starting with the clove.
19 Aug 2012,28 mins
The Science of Taste
Can changing our dining utensils change the flavour of food? Simon Parkes investigates.
12 Aug 2012,28 mins
Camping Food
How camping food can be much more than tinned food and bangers. Tim Hayward finds out.
05 Aug 2012,28 mins
Favourite Foods
Simon Parkes reports on the latest stories coming in for the Food and Farming Awards.
29 Jul 2012,28 mins
Can Andrew Lansley change your diet?
Can health secretary Andrew Lansley change Britain's bad eating habits?
22 Jul 2012,28 mins
The Extraordinary Food Story of Martha Payne
Nine-year-old blogger Martha Payne explains how she triggered a debate on school food.
15 Jul 2012,28 mins
Can Food Save the High Street?
Sheila Dillon and Henrietta Green ask if food is the key to reviving UK high streets.
08 Jul 2012,28 mins
The Future of the Cookbook
Sheila Dillon investigates the future of the printed cookery book.
01 Jul 2012,28 mins
The Olympic Menu
Sheila Dillon meets Jan Matthews head of the UK's biggest catering job, London 2012.
24 Jun 2012,28 mins
The Best in Food and Farming
Sheila Dillon launches the search for the winners of the 2012 BBC Food and Farming Awards.
18 Jun 2012,28 mins
Tasting tomatoes
Sheila Dillon explores the world of the modern British tomato. Has flavour made a return?
10 Jun 2012,28 mins
Wine Trends
Simon Parkes reports on the latest trends in the wine industry.
03 Jun 2012,28 mins
Breakfast
Tim Hayward offers reflections on the past, present and future of the British breakfast.
27 May 2012,28 mins
The Life of Pie
Tim Hayward on how the public and chefs fell back in love with the humble British pie.
20 May 2012,28 mins
A Soya Bean Future?
What is the future for one of the world's most successful and controversial crops, soya?
13 May 2012,28 mins
Seaweed, a Forgotten Food?
Nutritious, tasty but overlooked, Sheila Dillon asks if seaweed is the food of the future?
06 May 2012,28 mins
A Scramble for Eggs?
Sheila Dillon looks at changes to egg supplies following the EU's ban on battery cages.
29 Apr 2012,28 mins
The New Beer Frontier
Dan Saladino finds out why America's brewing scene is a growing influence on British beer.
22 Apr 2012,28 mins