The Food Programme Episodes Episode guide
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Hospital food - a turning point?
Sheila Dillon meets pioneering catering teams improving food in the NHS.
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Cooperation: the solution to a food crisis?
The cooperative that's saving land, a food culture and preventing villages being abandoned
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The Hairy Bikers: Full Throttle Food
The Hairy Bikers talk food and three decades of friendship with Leyla Kazim.
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A Very British Restaurant Revolution – Jeremy Lee and the joy of ingredients that sing
The food story of one of the most loved and admired chefs in the business, Jeremy Lee.
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Cost of Living Crisis: The Food Factor
With food price inflation at 12% Dan Saladino finds out what lies in store for the winter.
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Feeding the Circus
Sheila Dillon meets a chef who ran away with the circus.
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Fried Chicken: a story of race and identity
Jaega Wise and Melissa Thompson look at the racial connotations of fried chicken.
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Reformulation – a fix for the obesity crisis?
Sheila Dillon explores the challenges of reformulating unhealthy processed foods.
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Protein: power in powder?
Jaega Wise investigates the hype around protein supplements.
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Sandor Katz: Fermentation Journeys
Dan Saladino talks with Sandor Katz about the diversity of fermentation around the world.
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Michael Caines: A Life Through Food
The award-winning and inspirational Devon chef tells his food story to Dan Saladino.
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Mindful Food and the Art of Attention
Why the simple art of paying attention could be the secret to great food and drink.
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Bread: Why should we care more about it?
Sheila Dillon asks why we are being told to care more about the kind of bread we eat.
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The Food Strategy: Is There One?
Dan Saladino and Sheila Dillon dig deep into the details of the Government Food Strategy.
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Birmingham’s Food System Revolution
Birmingham’s grassroots food groups talk to Jaega Wise about the change they want to see.
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Can we bring food diversity back to the table?
Dan Saladino meets people saving endangered foods and bringing diversity back to our diets
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The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Food and Farming Awards return for 2022
Sheila Dillon and judges Asma Khan and Michael Caines open nominations.
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Falafel: A recipe for connection
Leyla Kazim tracks the story of falafel and how it’s become a part of global food culture.
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Consider the Axe: Food, farming and the wonders of Stonehenge.
Dan Saladino and blacksmith Alex Pole explain how our food has been influenced by metals.
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Madhur Jaffrey: A Legacy
Sheila Dillon hears how Madhur 'paved the way' in food for women of Indian heritage.
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Staffordshire Oatcakes – a Potteries tradition going strong
Leyla Kazim asks oatcake bakers about the future of the much-loved yeasted oatmeal pancake
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SPAM: food + war + memory in a can
Jaega Wise investigates the worldwide cultural importance of SPAM.
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Jack Monroe: A Life Through Food
Leyla Kazim meets food writer and poverty campaigner Jack Monroe.
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An Easter Special
Dan Saladino hears from cooks in Palermo, Marseille and Kyiv about Easter food traditions.
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Ukraine: The Food Dimension Part 2
Dan Saladino speaks to food suppliers and farmers in Ukraine about the impact of war.
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Beans Part 2: How Spain Does Beans
The humble bean is mighty in Spain. Sheila Dillon finds out why.
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Beans Part 1: Are Legumes the Answer?
Sheila Dillon asks if beans could be the answer to our and the planet's health problems.
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The True Cost of Food
Sheila Dillon and expert panel discuss the hidden costs of food production
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Animal-free dairy: Could this be the future of milk?
How far could animal-free dairy alternatives go in disrupting dairy production?
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Ukraine: War in the breadbasket of the world
Dan Saladino looks at the war in Ukraine through the lens of food and farming.
