The Food Chain

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

Episodes

Total: 473

Tasting climate change

2022/4/13

Wine producers say a warming planet can be detected in the glass. The owners of long-established vin

As food prices are rising around the world, along with the cost of energy, even people living in som

Food in the metaverse

2022/3/31

Imagine a world where going out for dinner virtually - from the comfort of your own sofa - becomes t

Chef Olia Hercules invites us into her London home to reflect on her country’s rich culinary heritag

An invisible crime

2022/3/10

Slipping drugs or extra alcohol into someone’s drink is a crime, but one that is under-reported and

The recipe collectors

2022/3/3

What is a recipe? A simple question... with many answers. It could be a set of instructions on how

The online food fighters

2022/2/17

Social media is full of fake news about food. Fad diets, cure-all superfoods, demonised ingredients,

The constipation taboo

2022/2/10

It’s estimated that as many as 1 in 7 adults are suffering from constipation at any one time. And ye

Imagine being able to ‘taste’ every word that comes out of your mouth. Everything you or someone els

Cancer, food and me

2022/1/27

Can you imagine suddenly finding that it hurts to eat? Or that when you take a bite of your favourit

How not to feed a dog

2022/1/20

How do you feed a dog? The answer may be more fraught than you had imagined. Should you give them ‘d

Sleep, eat, repeat?

2022/1/13

A lack of sleep might leave us tired, but it can also have a major impact on what we eat, and our he

Caffeine is a key ingredient in some of our favourite foods and drinks, but it’s also a mind-alterin

The Food Chain unwrapped

2021/12/30

In this final episode of 2021, we're revisiting some of the most powerful food stories from the pand

World War Two rationing imposed severe restrictions on food, so why would anyone voluntarily go back

An alternative Christmas

2021/12/16

What dish says Christmas to you - roast turkey, goat? Carp perhaps? What about fried chicken? In Ja

(Film) Set menu

2021/12/9

Catering on film and TV sets is notorious for being one of the toughest jobs in the hospitality indu

How rationing changed me

2021/12/2

Rationing looms large in the memories of a generation who lived through World War Two. Basic groceri

Gabriella D’Cruz, from Goa, wants to improve diets, transform livelihoods, and protect the planet us

How a new cuisine is born

2021/11/18

How is a new cuisine created? Ruth Alexander explores two unique cuisines in South Africa and the US