The Food Programme Episodes Episode guide
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Scotland, a Good Food Nation?
Can Scotland become a ‘Good Food Nation’? Sheila Dillon explores a new government bill.
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Fresh Grounds: The Search for the World's Rarest Coffee
Dan Saladino meets the plant hunters looking for the world's forgotten coffee varieties.
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Ainsley Harriott: A Life Through Food
Jaega Wise meets TV chef Ainsley to talk life, cooking, his influence and being 'memefied'
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Eco-labelling for food - what difference could it make?
How could environmental-impact labels help lower the carbon footprint of food production?
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Wassail! Wassail! A celebration of cider, orchards and song
Dan Saladino goes in search of the history, meaning and spirit of wassails and cider.
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Angela Hartnett: A Life Through Food
Chef Angela Hartnett OBE shares stories of her life in hospitality with Sheila Dillon.
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Keto: Diet fad or food fix?
Dan Saladino explores keto to understand the appeal of this low carb way of eating.
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Gabriella D'Cruz: Global Youth Champion
Meet Gabriella, who is trying to transform livelihoods and protect the planet with seaweed
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#FoodTok: Mastering the Art of Cooking in Three Minutes
Jaega Wise explores how food has become a star on Gen Z video app, TikTok.
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The Rise of Ultra-Fast Grocery Delivery
Leyla Kazim dives into the world of rapid grocery delivery - could it change how we shop?
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A Christmas Feast Special.
Big names in the food world join Dan and Sheila with their favourite Christmas dishes.
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The Meaning of Cod
In search of the meaning of cod, Dan Saladino travels to the Norwegian island of Lofoten.
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Cookbooks of 2021
Our annual round up of the year's best food and drink books.
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Best Shop or Market of the Year: Meet the Finalists
Leyla Kazim visits 2021’s Best Shop or Market finalists in the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Food and Farming Awards
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COP26: The Case for Cattle and Pigs.
With COP26 underway Dan Saladino explores the value of meat and dairy for our future food.
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Veg Invention: The stories of new kinds of fruit and vegetables
Leyla Kazim finds out how new varieties of fruit and veg make it from lab to plate.
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A Personnel Problem: What's the solution to hospitality's staffing crisis?
Sheila Dillon and guests discuss why hospitality businesses just can't get the staff.
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Follow the Money: Investor power and the Future of Food
Dan Saladino meets investors using trillions of dollars to shape the global food system.
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Best Food Producer of the Year: Meet the Finalists
Sheila Dillon and chef Angela Hartnett visit this year’s Best Food Producer finalists.
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Oz Clarke: A Life Through Wine
Jaega Wise talks to the writer about his lifelong passion for wine and its future.
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Prue Leith: A Life Through Food
Sheila Dillon meets broadcaster and businesswoman Prue Leith to discuss her career in food
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High Spirits: A story of vodka
Jaega Wise learns about the origin and evolution of vodka.
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Buckfast: the Transformation of Scotland’s Most Controversial Drink
Jaega Wise finds out how a tonic wine with a troubled past became middle class.
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Stirring Up Stories: The Business of Food PR
Leyla Kazim finds out how food PR is evolving to get us talking and eating.
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Tastefully Worded: Exploring food in language
Sheila Dillon and Michael Rosen consider the power and persuasion of food language.
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The Story of the Digestive: From grain to biscuit.
Dan Saladino tells the story of one of Britain's oldest and most popular biscuits.
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Flour to the People.
Dan Saladino finds out how wheat, flour and bread are being reclaimed in Scotland.
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Andrew Wong: A Life Through Food
Jaega Wise meets the chef bringing Chinese culture and history to life through his food.
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Catering in Care Â鶹ԼÅÄs
Sheila Dillon explores the challenges around cooking up good quality food in care homes.
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The Great Food Reset?
Dan Saladino finds out why a United Nations food summit has become so controversial.