The Food Programme podcast

The Food Programme

Investigating every aspect of the food we eat

Investigating every aspect of the food we eat

 

#796

Keeping It Local: A Suffolk Story

It's twenty years since the Aldeburgh Food Festival began. Sheila Dillon examines its impa... more

31 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:07

31 Oct 2025


#795

Feeding Britain: Can Our Best Food Producers Deliver?

Sheila Dillon and this year’s head judge of the BBC Food and Farming Awards, Hugh Fearnley... more

24 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:21

24 Oct 2025


#794

The Food Innovators: 2025

Dan Saladino meets people behind pioneering projects rethinking the future of chocolate, s... more

17 Oct 2025

41 MINS

41:35

17 Oct 2025


#793

In Search of Mustard in Norwich

Five years ago, after 160 years in Norwich, the Colman's factory shut its doors for the la... more

10 Oct 2025

41 MINS

41:09

10 Oct 2025


#792

Wales's Secret Ingredient: Lessons from Cymru on the Future of Food

Sheila Dillon is joined by four guests who each have a deep connection with Welsh food and... more

03 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:38

03 Oct 2025


#791

The Rise of Matcha

As sales of matcha continue to boom, Leyla Kazim traces the story of the powdered green te... more

26 Sep 2025

41 MINS

41:54

26 Sep 2025


#790

Follow the Food: The Rise of Food Tourism

Sheila Dillon investigates the growing number of food tours and trails in the UK as consum... more

19 Sep 2025

42 MINS

42:46

19 Sep 2025


#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