The Food Programme

Investigating every aspect of the food we eat

Episodes

Total: 766

Frankopan on Food

2024/11/15

Peter Frankopan, the author of Silk Roads and Earth Transformed, shares his insights with Dan Saladi

In this exploration of backstage food, Jaega Wise meets actors and musicians to find out how they ea

From the indigenous food of the USA to extraordinary cheeses from Ukraine, the wonders of fermentati

Eating on the Spectrum

2024/10/18

Leyla Kazim explores how neurodivergence can affect the way people eat and experience food.The progr

Jaega Wise travels the country to meet the three finalists in the Drinks Producer category in this y

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