The Food Programme Episodes Available now
Food Bank Nation
Jaega Wise investigates the rise of the food bank in the UK and interviews Gordon Brown.
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.
Christmas: The Gift of Food
Jaega Wise explores the tradition, planning and heart that goes into festive food giving.
Restaurants: A Survival Guide
Restaurant businesses say it's getting tougher to survive? What does it take to succeed?
BBC Food and Farming Awards 2024
Join Sheila Dillon at the Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow for the BBC Food and Farming Awards.
Nan the Wiser
What can we learn from Grandma about food and cooking?
Once Upon a Mealtime
Sheila Dillon explores how leading children's writers depict food in their books.
Frankopan on Food
Peter Frankopan, author of Silk Roads and Earth Transformed, on food, history & the future
Fishing for Change
Sheila Dillon explores the push to get us eating beyond the usual five species of fish.
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.