The Food Programme

Investigating every aspect of the food we eat

Episodes

Total: 761

Dan Saladino looks at 10 potentially planet changing ideas for the future of food, from a farm out a

The Brain Gut Connection

2024/9/27

Why does food do our heads in? This episode is a panel recording from 2024 Abergavenny Food Festival

Nuts about Nuts

2024/9/20

Leyla Kazim traces the journey of this unassuming wonder food, from its health benefits to its origi

The Sourdough Library

2024/9/13

Dan Saladino visits a unique collection of sourdough bread starters from around the world and explor

As MPs return to Westminster after the summer recess, The Food Programme catches up with three of th

Food waste isn't a new story. So why cover it again? Well, in the UK, we are still wasting over 10 m

Taste the World

2024/8/25

Food, identity, myths and reality. In a globalised world can a dish reflect who we are and where we

Addicted to Food

2024/8/16

Sheila Dillon hears why some clinicians and researchers want the condition 'Ultra-Processed Food Add

Finland has once again topped the ranking for the happiest country in the world. But what has food g

Jaega Wise and Robbie Armstrong explore the exponential growth of celebrity-backed drinks brands. Sh

Becoming Michelin

2024/7/26

A meeting with top chef Hélène Darroze at Mayfair's Connaught Hotel leads Sheila Dillon to ask the q

As the summer holidays kick off and people plan for journeys far and near, Sheila explores what food

As part of Just One Thing Day on Radio 4, Sheila Dillon looks back at Dr Michael Mosley's legacy and

Saunas, pickled food.. even Nokia phones. But do you associate Finland with the future of food? Shei

Leyla Kazim and Robbie Armstrong explore the rise of a new wave of British bakeries, whose viral vie

What Makes Food Safe?

2024/6/21

As a major outbreak from a new strain of E. coli makes headlines, we ask: what makes food safe? How

As we mark 80 years since the D-Day assaults, Leyla Kazim gets a peek at what's thought to the be th

Jaega Wise heads to Glasgow to open the nominations for this year's BBC Food and Farming Awards, and

Danny Trejo is a Hollywood legend appearing in hundreds of films mostly playing tough guys, convicts

Sheila Dillon hears stories of how headteachers are transforming food in their schools in difficult