The Food Programme Podcast
Investigating every aspect of the food we eat
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A Taste of Britain Revisited - Yorkshire
Mon 8 Sep 2014
From Yorkshire pudding to tripe, the change in regional foods.
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A Taste of Britain Revisited - Wales
Mon 1 Sep 2014
Dan Saladino revisits Derek Cooper's hunt for British regional foods, 40 years on.
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A Taste of Britain Revisited - Dorset
Mon 25 Aug 2014
Dan Saladino revisits Derek Cooper's hunt for British regional foods, four decades on.
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Growing Veg, Not Drugs
Mon 11 Aug 2014
Sheila Dillon visits a salad business that employs ex-addicts.
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Problems with Poultry?
Mon 4 Aug 2014
Is the poultry industry fit for purpose? Dan Saladino looks at how UK chicken is produced.
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English Wine
Mon 28 Jul 2014
English and Welsh wines are on the up and up, as Sheila Dillon investigates.
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Salad leaves
Mon 21 Jul 2014
Dan Saladino reports on the increasingly complex world of salad leaves.
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Food in Opera
Sun 13 Jul 2014
Sheila Dillon hears how music and food have influenced each other over the past 400 years.
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Food and the Curriculum
Mon 7 Jul 2014
Stefan Gates talks to teachers, kids and cooks about food and the curriculum.
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Mexican cooking and the food adventures of Diana Kennedy
Mon 30 Jun 2014
Dan Saladino meets a world authority on the food of Mexico, British-born Diana Kennedy.
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Sweeteners: The answer to our sugar cravings?
Mon 23 Jun 2014
Could sweeteners be the way for us to cut down on sugar but keep eating sweet treats?
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Wild Booze
Sun 25 May 2014
Writer Andy Hamilton leads a wild journey foraging for plants to make incredible drinks.
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Fish Farming
Sun 18 May 2014
Sheila Dillon on the huge rise in farmed fish and the people trying to make it sustainable
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Ken Hom 2 (of 2) - Politics, influence and the future
Mon 12 May 2014
Sheila Dillon talks to Ken Hom about his extraordinary life through food. Part two of two.
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Ken Hom 1 (of 2) - The Early Years
Sun 11 May 2014
Sheila Dillon talks to Ken Hom about his extraordinary life through food. Part one of two.
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Behind the Scenes at 大象传媒 Food and Farming Awards 2014
Sun 4 May 2014
The story behind the Food and Farming Awards 2014.
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Plantains and pleasure; Jamaican food in the UK
Sun 27 Apr 2014
Tim Hayward on the evolution of Jamaican food in the UK with chefs and cooks in Bristol.
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A Tribute to Derek Cooper
Sun 20 Apr 2014
A special tribute to the late Derek Cooper who started the food programme back in 1979.
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Food in Northern Ireland: A Golden Era?
Sun 13 Apr 2014
Sheila Dillon meets Northern Ireland's chefs and producers leading a food renaissance.
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Wild Beer
Sun 30 Mar 2014
Dan Saladino meets the brewers transforming the flavours and styles of British beer.
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Micro-Bakeries
Sun 23 Mar 2014
The rise & rise of the micro-bakery. How home baked bread became a business opportunity.
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Hospital Food
Sun 16 Mar 2014
Sheila Dillon investigates the government's latest plans to improve food in the NHS.
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大象传媒 Food & Farming Awards: Meet the Finalists
Sun 2 Mar 2014
A rundown of who has made it through to the final stage of the 大象传媒 Food and Farming Awards
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A Renaissance for Butchers?
Sun 2 Mar 2014
Did the horsemeat scandal really did halt the decline of the high street butchers?
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The Future of Fairtrade
Sun 23 Feb 2014
Matthew Hill reports on the future of Fairtrade as the label marks its 20th anniversary.
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Really Wild Food
Sun 16 Feb 2014
From krill burgers to goat's blood, the intriguing diet of the 大象传媒 Natural History Unit.
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