The Food Chain

The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes t

Episodes

Total: 472

Tech at the Table

2015/2/20

Is technology at mealtimes too disruptive? The BBC's Technology Correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones join

Eat my words!

2015/2/13

How much does the way food is described influence what we eat? Superstar apple breeder David Bedford

Dinner for One

2015/2/9

Is there a penalty for eating alone? Do you take a hit to your wallet, your social life and even you

The Cold Chain

2015/1/30

Where does the food in your fridge come from and how did it get there? More than likely it made its

Variety Pack

2015/1/9

Simon Jack brings you tales of making more from what we have already got - be that using plant prote

On average we consume some 27 kilos of sugar every year - and that figure is on the rise. But is tha

Feast

2014/12/26

Audrey Tinline looks at the political and economic history behind having a great big meal with a lar

Who should decide whether a food-related technology is safe? We hear from Mike Mack, CEO of Syngent

Whose Food is it Anyway?

2014/11/28

Does food maintain its national identity once it's cooked abroad? We'll look at why a recipe by chef

As politics changes does our food follow suit? We hear how food tastes and names have altered accord

About a third of what’s produced for human consumption isn’t eaten. We look at why the food we grow

Super Foods or Super Fads?

2014/10/31

Kale, quinoa, chia, blueberries, all members of a group of foods that have been around for a while,