The Food Programme

Investigating every aspect of the food we eat

Episodes

Total: 756

In a Stew about Rabbits

2014/10/19

Sheila Dillon discovers the delights of eating rabbit meat, but also why some people think it is unj

Mouthwatering Mutton

2014/10/5

Mutton tastier than lamb - why we should all demand to eat older meat. Dan Saladino uncovers the mys

As bee populations fall, Sheila Dillon asks if some salvation may be found in the mean streets of ou

Food Is MAD

2014/9/22

From a lesson in "guerrilla gardening" by LA's Ron Finley to Mastering the Art of Soviet cooking wit

Teff has been grown in Ethiopia for Millennia. Traditionally, it's ground, milled, mixed with water

Dan Saladino revisits Yorkshire food traditions which were captured on film in 1974 by Derek Cooper,

In 1974, Derek Cooper set off on a hunt - for BBC Television - around Britain to discover what was l

In 1974, Derek Cooper set off on a hunt - for BBC Television - around Britain to discover what was l

Eat for Victory

2014/8/17

Eat for Victory - Sheila Dillon meets the people who are using the techniques of WWII rationing to i

Growing Veg, Not Drugs

2014/8/10

Growing salad leaves is changing the lives of former drug addicts in Bristol. Sheila Dillon visits T

Problems with Poultry?

2014/8/4

Is the poultry industry fit for purpose? As our consumption of chicken increases and UK poultry prod

English Wine

2014/7/27

English and Welsh wines are on the up and up, as Sheila Dillon investigates.Wine production is well

Salad leaves

2014/7/20

It's boom time in the world of lettuce and salad leaves. More leafy greens were sold in the UK last

Food in Opera

2014/7/13

Food in Opera. Sheila Dillon hears the story of food told through 400 years of music history. Glutto

Food and the Curriculum

2014/7/6

Stefan Gates talks to teachers, kids and cooks about food and the curriculum, ahead of the changes t

Dan Saladino meets the world authority on the food of Mexico, the British born writer Diana Kennedy.

Sheila Dillon asks whether sweeteners could be the way for us to cut down sugar but to keep enjoying

Richard Johnson is in South Carolina to meet Charleston chef, Sean Brock, who is on a mission to rev

Holy Food

2014/6/8

Tim Hayward looks at the tradition of monastic food production, with stories from Sicily, New York a

Knives

2014/6/1

Sheila Dillon takes a look at that most coveted of kitchen tools; the knife.One of the most primal y