大象传媒 Radio 4 - The Food Programme

The Food Programme Podcast

Investigating every aspect of the food we eat

Updated: weekly

Episodes available: indefinitely

A Soya Bean Future?

Sun 13 May 2012

What is the future for one of the world's most successful and controversial crops, soya?
Seaweed, a Forgotten Food?

Sun 6 May 2012

Nutritious, tasty but overlooked, Sheila Dillon asks if seaweed is the food of the future?
A Scramble for Eggs?

Sun 29 Apr 2012

Sheila Dillon looks at changes to egg supplies following the EU's ban on battery cages.
The New Beer Frontier

Sun 22 Apr 2012

Dan Saladino finds out why America's brewing scene is a growing influence on British beer.
The Fermentation Revival

Sun 15 Apr 2012

Sheila Dillon on an ancient, mysterious yet essential food-making process - fermentation.
The Therapy of Food

Sun 8 Apr 2012

Sheila Dillon looks at the spiritual and therapeutic value many place on bread making.
Biscuits: A Serious Business

Sun 1 Apr 2012

Simon Parkes delves into the fast-changing world of a British favourite, the biscuit.
In Praise of Stock

Sun 25 Mar 2012

Tim Hayward explores one of the most humble and complex of kitchen staples, stock.
Free From Foods

Sun 18 Mar 2012

Sheila Dillon investigates the rise in demand for 'free from' foods.
Japan, Fukushima and food

Sun 11 Mar 2012

Richard Johnson reports from Japan on the impact of the Fukushima disaster on food.
The Food We Eat

Sun 4 Mar 2012

Sheila Dillon and author Michael Pollan on the shifting sands of our global diet.
Britain's Food Safety Net

Sun 26 Feb 2012

Who makes sure our food is safe and how? A report on Britain's food safety net.
Food Clubs

Sun 19 Feb 2012

Sheila Dillon looks at how people are clubbing together to buy budget and luxury food.
Comfort Food

Sun 12 Feb 2012

In these uncomfortable times, Sheila Dillon asks what role food plays in giving comfort.
Adventures in Vegetarian Cuisine

Sun 5 Feb 2012

Can a new wave of vegetarian chefs and food writers change mainstream cuisine?
The Trouble with Chocolate

Sun 29 Jan 2012

Sheila Dillon explains why supplies of cocoa around the world are facing a tricky future.
Generation Food

Sun 22 Jan 2012

A profile of the people coming up with radical ideas for food in the UK.
London 2012, Coke and McDonalds

Sun 15 Jan 2012

Food and the Olympics. Guest presenter John Inverdale looks ahead to London 2012.
Food Stories: What Happened Next?

Sun 8 Jan 2012

Sheila Dillon reports on the major developments in the big food stories of 2011.
New Year's Food Quiz

New Year's Day 2012

Tim Hayward and the Food Quiz team juggle more food history, trivia and recipe knowledge.
The Food Quiz

Christmas Day 2011

Tim Hayward presents a special food quiz edition recorded at the Abergavenny Food Festival
Gin and Botanicals

Sun 18 Dec 2011

Dan Saladino explores the past, present and future of the most British of drinks, gin.
The Price of Food

Sun 11 Dec 2011

Dan Saladino exlores how higher food prices are changing what we buy and how we eat.
Britain's best food markets

Sun 4 Dec 2011

Sheila Dillon discusses this year's winners in the Best Market category of the Food Awards
Britain's best food producers

Sun 27 Nov 2011

Sheila Dillon reports on the winners and finalists of the 大象传媒 Food and Farming Awards 2011
A Special (Food) Relationship

Sun 20 Nov 2011

Mark Bittman, chief food writer at the New York Times, meets three campaigning UK chefs.
Future Food

Sun 13 Nov 2011

Simon Parkes meets the people trying to come up with food ideas for the future.
Into the Wild

Sun 6 Nov 2011

Feeding a restaurant trend, Sheila Dillon investigates the world of commercial foragers.
Palm Oil

Sun 30 Oct 2011

A traditional cooking oil and a controversial food ingredient. What's up with palm oil?
The Calorie

Sun 23 Oct 2011

Sheila Dillon asks if the calorie is an outdated way of controlling diet.