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The Food Programme Episodes

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    Professor Michael Crawford: A Life through Food

    Sheila Dillon meets Prof Michael Crawford, whose life’s work links seafood to brain health

  2. The BBC Food & Farming Awards 2025 Launch

    Jaega Wise launches this year's BBC Food & Farming Awards with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

  3. Sourfaux

    Should the ingredients of sourdough be set out in law? Leyla Kazim investigates.

  4. Coffee Crisis: Why are Prices Breaking Records?

    Dan Saladino hears from coffee industry insiders about the current spike in global prices.

  5. From York to Dubai: The Rise of Chocolate

    Leyla Kazim visits York to discover how the Quakers pioneered the first chocolate bars.

  6. School Dinners - Past, Present and Future

    Sheila Dillon investigates how school food has evolved and how it inspires what we eat now

  7. Feeding the Nation

    Sheila Dillon explores the efforts to enhance catering and supply chains in public spaces.

  8. The World's Historic Restaurants

    Restaurants come and go. But a few go on and on. Dan Saladino explores their secrets.

  9. Is our cheese heritage ancient history?

    Sheila examines the heritage and health benefits of cheesemaking today.

  10. Darina Allen: A Life Through Food

    Dan Saladino finds out how a farm in west Cork became an influential cookery schools.

  11. Denmark's Food Revolution?

    Sheila Dillon explores Denmark's moves towards organic and plant-based eating.

  12. When Saturday Comes

    Farewell burnt burgers and hello souvlaki and samosas. How food at football is changing.

  13. Are We Prepared? Could the UK Feed Itself in a Crisis?

    Five years after the first lockdown Dan Saladino asks if food systems are better prepared.

  14. Bradford: City of Food Culture

    How did Bradford's diverse food cultures help it to win UK City of Culture 2025?

  15. Communal Dining

    Sheila Dillon hears why some think the UK needs a communal dining revival.

  16. Closing London's 'Kitchen of the Universe'

    Sheila Dillon examines the impact of closing Smithfield and Billingsgate markets in London

  17. 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'?

  18. Second to Nan

    Sheila Dillon revisits the idea of our grannies’ cooking and how it shapes us.

  19. Broken Policies

    Sheila Dillon looks into why healthy eating policies often fail and future strategy.

  20. Low and No

    As Dry January ends, Jaega Wise looks at the rise of low alcohol and alcohol-free drinks.

  21. Food and Exercise: A Puzzle

    Want to lose weight? How much can you achieve through exercise? Dan Saladino investigates.

  22. What's this emulsifier doing in my food?

    Jaega Wise learns about one of the most common food additives: emulsifiers

  23. Food and AI

    Jaega Wise considers the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the food industry.

  24. Food Bank Nation

    Jaega Wise investigates the rise of the food bank in the UK and interviews Gordon Brown.

  25. 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.

  26. Christmas: The Gift of Food

    Jaega Wise explores the tradition, planning and heart that goes into festive food giving.

  27. Restaurants: A Survival Guide

    Restaurant businesses say it's getting tougher to survive? What does it take to succeed?

  28. BBC Food and Farming Awards 2024

    Join Sheila Dillon at the Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow for the BBC Food and Farming Awards.

  29. Nan the Wiser

    What can we learn from Grandma about food and cooking?

  30. Once Upon a Mealtime

    Sheila Dillon explores how leading children's writers depict food in their books.

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