The Food Programme

Investigating every aspect of the food we eat

Episodes

Total: 754

Borough Market

2011/4/18

Borough Market, in south east London has been, and is, a food phenomenon. It took off in the 1990s,

Sheila Dillon looks at the role of food producers and farmers in combating the Sicilian mafia.The Si

Sheila Dillon explores a food story behind the 150th anniversary of Italian unification. In 1861 Ita

Natural Wine

2011/3/28

Natural Wine is the latest buzz in the wine world but what is it? Sheila Dillon discusses and sample

Frozen Food

2011/3/21

In France there is no shame in shopping in Picard. The specialist frozen food chain commands 18% of

British Charcuterie

2011/3/14

Food writer Tim Hayward goes in search of British charcuterie - the preserved meat that we tend to t

Japan's Food Dilemma

2011/3/7

Simon Parkes reports from Japan on new ideas being developed for the future of the nation's food sup

Malt

2011/2/28

Sheila Dillon investigates the role malt plays in our drinks and diet. Malt has been around for mill

Food and the coalition. How does the government intend to change the way Britain eats? Sheila Dillon

What is milk?

2011/2/14

Filtered, homogenised, standardised, raw, full fat, low fat - what is milk? Sheila Dillon teases out

Cooking in Schools

2011/2/7

Sheila Dillon explores the past present and future of cooking and food preparation in the school cur

Sheila Dillon investigates some of the food stories behind Ireland's economic collapse and asks what

Lyme Bay and Shellfish

2011/1/24

Sheila Dillon investigates the appeal of shellfish - bivalves and molluscs - from the point of view

Michelin-starred chef Angela Hartnett prepares a hearty winter's meal for Sheila Dillon using ingred

Gadgets

2011/1/10

Sheila Dillon, with the help of some famous food lovers (including Giorgio Locatelli, Cyrus Todiwala

Food Writing 2010

2011/1/3

Sheila Dillon traces the legacy of Elizabeth David's more scholarly work and reviews food writing in

Alternative Christmas Cakes

2010/12/20

Panettone and chocolate logs - Sheila Dillon embraces two of the cakes replacing our "traditional" C

The Danish chef Rene Redzepi of Noma, the "World's Best Restaurant", forages for food in Lapland and

Venison

2010/12/13

Sheila Dillon explores the varieties of venison - wild and farmed - we can now find in butchers and

Street Food and Takeaways

2010/12/6

From Caribbean to Thai and Vietnamese - Simon Parkes looks at the latest trends in British street fo