The Food Programme Episodes Episode guide
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Icelandic Food
Richard Johnson finds out about the impact of the world economic crisis on food in Iceland
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Farming on the Urban Fringe
The problems and opportunities faced by farmers who work on the fringes of towns.
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Brogdale
Sheila Dillon explores Brogdale in Kent, home of the National Fruit Collection.
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Slow Fish
Two Cornish oyster fisherman travel to the 'Slow Fish' gathering in Genoa.
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Essex Co-op
Sheila Dillon looks at the farmers' co-operative supplying organic produce from Essex.
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Larchfield Community
Sheila Dillon joins the Larchfield Community to mark the approach of Spring and Easter.
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Olympics
Sheila Dillon finds out how the 2012 Olympics is already changing food in Britain.
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Omega 6
Sheila Dillon finds out how Omega 6 has come to dominate the Western diet.
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Restaurants and Recession
Sheila Dillon examines how the current recession is changing the restaurant business.
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Cuba
Cuba's years of experimentation with self sufficiency, organics and sustainable farming.
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Recession and Retail
Sheila Dillon re-visits some of the finalists from the Food and Farming Awards.
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Venison
Sheila Dillon finds out what happens to all the venison that is being produced in the UK.
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Potatoes
Sheila Dillon looks at the history of the potato.
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Cheese
Sheila Dillon investigates the production of British farmhouse cheeses.
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Polar Diaries
Revisiting two audio food diaries recorded in the north and south poles in 2002.
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Sicilian citrus industry
The Sicilian citrus farmers who protested in London about the decline of the industry.
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Mussels and Other Seafood
Sheila Dillon reports on growing mussels in Shetland.
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Pigs
What are the forces that have enabled cheap pork to flood UK supermarkets?
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Egon Ronay
Peter Bazalgette reflects on the life and legacy of the late food critic Egon Ronay.
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Quality Meat
Sheila Dillon discovers the lengths the top butchers go to to source the very best meat.
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Guilty Pleasures
Sheila Dillon celebrates guilty culinary pleasures, including doughnuts and dripping.
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A Meal with Chef Angela Hartnett
Sheila Dillon challenges chef Angela Hartnett to make a meal from local produce.
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Forgotten Christmas Meals
Sheila Dillon joins a family of keen cooks to prepare a feast of forgotten Christmas meals
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Food Books
Sheila Dillon and guests discuss the year's crop of food books.
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Markets
How markets survive and where they sit in the current food retail landscape.
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Food and Farming Awards 2008
Sheila Dillon hosts the ninth Food and Farming Awards, held at the NEC in Birmingham.
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Pies and PDOs
The series investigating the world of food and the stories behind what we eat.
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Mutton
Sheila Dillon investigates whether or not mutton still has an image problem.
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Cider
Sheila Dillon explores the history of cider and asks what goes into it, besides apples.
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The El Bulli Effect
Sheila Dillon explores the influence of the famous restaurant El Bulli.