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The Food Programme

Investigating every aspect of the food we eat

Investigating every aspect of the food we eat

 

#789

Manx Made

Jaega Wise heads to the Isle of Man to find out what’s driving a growing movement to produ... more

12 Sep 2025

43 MINS

43:07

12 Sep 2025


#788

Cooking From Landscape: Rethinking Scottish Food

Historian Polly Russell and chef Pam Brunton explore Scotland's landscapes to answer the q... more

05 Sep 2025

41 MINS

41:33

05 Sep 2025


#787

Butter Is Back

Butter superfan Felicity Cloake asks whether the movement against ultra-processed foods is... more

29 Aug 2025

41 MINS

41:51

29 Aug 2025


#786

The Crayfish Question

It’s been nearly 50 years since invasive American Signal Crayfish were introduced to the U... more

22 Aug 2025

41 MINS

41:42

22 Aug 2025


#785

Polski Sklep: A Recent History of the Polish Shop

Since the early 2000s, one type of shop has quietly become a regular feature on British hi... more

15 Aug 2025

41 MINS

41:50

15 Aug 2025


#784

Food and the Elements

Dan Saladino explores stories of food and 'the elements', the theme of this year's Oxford ... more

08 Aug 2025

41 MINS

41:44

08 Aug 2025


#783

Big Food, Big Power

Sheila Dillon looks into claims that big food companies wield too much influence over gove... more

01 Aug 2025

43 MINS

43:26

01 Aug 2025


#782

The New Good Life

The adventures of Barbara and Tom Good in Surbiton brought self-sufficiency to the small s... more

25 Jul 2025

41 MINS

41:57

25 Jul 2025


#781

The Periodic Table of Food

Dan Saladino explores new science that's revealing the complexity hidden within our food. ... more

18 Jul 2025

41 MINS

41:53

18 Jul 2025


#780

Potatoes with Poppy O'Toole

In this episode, social media chef and queen of potatoes, Poppy O'Toole, explores the worl... more

11 Jul 2025

42 MINS

42:17

11 Jul 2025


#779

English Olive Oil

With the price of olive oil soaring in the shops after drought disrupted production in Spa... more

04 Jul 2025

42 MINS

42:05

04 Jul 2025


#778

A Food Revolution in Eight (More) Ideas

Dan Saladino meets pioneering thinkers to hear about future food ideas ranging from edible... more

27 Jun 2025

41 MINS

41:22

27 Jun 2025


#777

Professor Michael Crawford: A Life through Food

In this episode of 'A Life Through Food', Sheila Dillon meets one of the most provocative ... more

20 Jun 2025

42 MINS

42:43

20 Jun 2025


#776

The BBC Food & Farming Awards 2025 Launch

The BBC Food & Farming Awards are back for 2025! Jaega Wise visits River Cottage HQ to me... more

13 Jun 2025

41 MINS

41:58

13 Jun 2025


#775

Sourfaux

Campaigners are calling for the ingredients of sourdough to be laid out in law. So are the... more

06 Jun 2025

42 MINS

42:19

06 Jun 2025


#774

Coffee Crisis: Why are Prices Breaking Records?

Dan Saladino hears from coffee industry insiders about the current spike in global prices.... more

30 May 2025

41 MINS

41:44

30 May 2025


#773

From York to Dubai: The Rise of Chocolate

Leyla Kazim visits York, the UK's 'chocolate city', on the centenary of Joseph Rowntree’s ... more

23 May 2025

42 MINS

42:02

23 May 2025


#772

School Dinners - Past, Present and Future

Baroness Floella Benjamin once said “childhood lasts a lifetime” and our experiences of sc... more

16 May 2025

42 MINS

42:47

16 May 2025


#771

Feeding the Nation

With the Government pledging to overhaul the way food is sourced for public institutions l... more

09 May 2025

43 MINS

43:10

09 May 2025


#770

The World's Historic Restaurants

The restaurant trade is fickle and can be a "here today, gone tomorrow" business. But a ve... more

02 May 2025

41 MINS

41:35

02 May 2025


#769

Is our cheese heritage ancient history?

Sheila Dillon hears the first exclusive readings from a Tudor ‘pamphlet of cheese’ that de... more

25 Apr 2025

42 MINS

42:35

25 Apr 2025


#768

Darina Allen: A Life Through Food

Dan Saladino finds out how a family farm in west Cork became one of the world's most influ... more

18 Apr 2025

41 MINS

41:30

18 Apr 2025


#767

Denmark's Food Revolution?

In this second episode from Copenhagen, Sheila Dillon explores why Denmark leads the way i... more

11 Apr 2025

43 MINS

43:09

11 Apr 2025


#766

When Saturday Comes

Restaurant critic and lifelong Charlton Athletic fan Jimi Famurewa finds out how football ... more

04 Apr 2025

42 MINS

42:18

04 Apr 2025


#765

Are We Prepared? Could the UK Feed Itself in a Crisis?

Five years on from the first Covid lockdown Dan Saladino asks if our food supply can withs... more

28 Mar 2025

42 MINS

42:13

28 Mar 2025


#764

Bradford: City of Food Culture

Bradford is this year’s UK City of Culture - but what does food have to do with it? Sheila... more

21 Mar 2025

42 MINS

42:36

21 Mar 2025


#763

Communal Dining

Sheila Dillon joins diners eating together in Manchester and Copenhagen, and hears why som... more

14 Mar 2025

43 MINS

43:50

14 Mar 2025


#762

Closing London's 'Kitchen of the Universe'

Two of the country's largest wholesale markets are on the brink of closure. The City of Lo... more

07 Mar 2025

42 MINS

42:57

07 Mar 2025


#761

Regenerative farming and food. What does it mean?

It's a term used by the smallest farmers and the world's biggest food businesses. But what... more

28 Feb 2025

42 MINS

42:20

28 Feb 2025