The Food Programme

The Food Programme

Investigating every aspect of the food we eat

The Food Programme

Episodes (579 available)

The Food Programme, The Cost of Food

Sheila Dillon hosts a panel discussion at Abergavenny Food Festival.

Subscriber only
25 Sept 2026

42 mins

The Food Programme, The BBC Food and Farming Awards 2026: The Food Producers

Sheila Dillon and Paula McIntyre meet this year's Best Food Producer finalists.

18 Sept 2026

41 mins

The Food Programme, Stories of Food and Poverty

Dan Saladino visits the Oxford Food Symposium and explores its theme of 'poverty food'.

11 Sept 2026

42 mins

The Food Programme, What the Normans Did for Our Diet

Food historian Dr Annie Gray considers how the Norman Conquest changed our diet.

3 Sept 2026

42 mins

The Food Programme, A Day in the Life of a School Catering Manager

Spend the day with Andrew Cowan who is reshaping the way school dinners are made in Bury.

28 Aug 2026

42 mins

The Food Programme, Fork and Knife

Jimi Famurewa explores how history has shaped the many different ways in which we eat.

21 Aug 2026

42 mins

The Food Programme, Taste the World: The Origins of Our Food

Dan Saladino meets musicians cooking dishes at WOMAD to hear stories of food history.

14 Aug 2026

42 mins

The Food Programme, The Dark Arts of Affinage

Sheila Dillon explores the weird and wonderful world of maturing cheese.

7 Aug 2026

43 mins

The Food Programme, Eating Octopus

As large numbers of octopus impact our fishing industry, should we be eating more of it?

31 Jul 2026

42 mins

The Food Programme, What Happened Next?

Leyla Kazim asks: What happened next?

24 Jul 2026

43 mins

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