The Food Programme Episodes Episode guide
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07/03/2025
Investigating every aspect of the food we eat
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28/02/2025
Investigating every aspect of the food we eat
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Regenerative farming and food. What does it mean?
It's a term used by small farmers and the big food businesses. But what is 'regen ag'?
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Second to Nan
Sheila Dillon revisits the idea of our grannies’ cooking and how it shapes us.
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Broken Policies
Sheila Dillon looks into why healthy eating policies often fail and future strategy.
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Low and No
As Dry January ends, Jaega Wise looks at the rise of low alcohol and alcohol-free drinks.
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Food and Exercise: A Puzzle
Want to lose weight? How much can you achieve through exercise? Dan Saladino investigates.
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What's this emulsifier doing in my food?
Jaega Wise learns about one of the most common food additives: emulsifiers
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Food and AI
Jaega Wise considers the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the food industry.
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Food Bank Nation
Jaega Wise investigates the rise of the food bank in the UK and interviews Gordon Brown.
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The Dickens Effect: How the Writer Influenced Food at Christmas.
Dan Saladino explores the impact a Christmas Carol and other novels had on festive eating.
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Christmas: The Gift of Food
Jaega Wise explores the tradition, planning and heart that goes into festive food giving.
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Restaurants: A Survival Guide
Restaurant businesses say it's getting tougher to survive? What does it take to succeed?
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´óÏó´«Ã½ Food and Farming Awards 2024
Join Sheila Dillon at the Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow for the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Food and Farming Awards.
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Nan the Wiser
What can we learn from Grandma about food and cooking?
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Once Upon a Mealtime
Sheila Dillon explores how leading children's writers depict food in their books.
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Frankopan on Food
Peter Frankopan, author of Silk Roads and Earth Transformed, on food, history & the future
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Fishing for Change
Sheila Dillon explores the push to get us eating beyond the usual five species of fish.
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Back Stage Food – How performers eat before, during and after the show.
Jaega Wise explores what actors, dancers and musicians eat to fuel their performance.
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Food Stories From Terra Madre
Dan Saladino shares stories of food and biodiversity at the Slow Food event Terra Madre.
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Eating on the Spectrum
Leyla Kazim hears how neurodivergence can impact the way people experience food.
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The Champagne of Dairy and other drinks
Jaega Wise meets the shortlisted Drinks Producers in the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Food and Farming Awards.
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A Food Revolution in Ten Ideas.
Dan Saladino looks at ten potentially planet-changing ideas for the future of food.
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The Brain Gut Connection
Heston Blumenthal and guests join Sheila Dillon at Abergavenny Food Festival.
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Nuts about Nuts
Where do your nuts come from and are they really that good for you?
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The Sourdough Library
Dan Saladino visits a unique collection of bread starters and finds a world of microbes.
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Fresh Food Ideas? Some new MPs look ahead
Fresh Food Ideas? Sheila Dillon looks ahead with some new MPs
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Food Waste: New Answers for Old Problems
Leyla Kazim considers new solutions from food waste laws to fridge redesigns.
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Taste the World
Food, identity, myths and reality. In a globalised world can a dish reflect who we are?
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Addicted to Food
Sheila Dillon hears from people who say they are addicted to food.