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The Food Programme Episodes

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    Inside the World Food Programme

    Dan Saladino tells the inside story of Nobel Peace Prize winners the World Food Programme.

  2. Loving the Leftovers

    How cooking with leftovers can not only reduce waste, but also deliver incredible dishes

  3. Christmas Cooking: The 2020 Edit

    Nigel Slater, Genevieve Taylor & Tamal Ray share food ideas for a Christmas like no other.

  4. The Secret Life of Chocolate. Part 2: The future.

    Sheila Dillon asks what the future holds for the UK chocolate bar.

  5. The Secret Life of Chocolate. Part 1: Origins

    Dan Saladino explores the origins of cacao and rise of the chocolate bar.

  6. Cookbooks of 2020

    Sheila Dillon, Dan Saladino, Jaega Wise and Leyla Kazim discuss their books of the year

  7. What’s the deal with "chlorinated chicken"?

    Charlotte Smith explores the implications of a future US trade deal on the UK food sector.

  8. Raymond Blanc: The Lost Orchard

    Raymond Blanc spent decades growing an orchard. He explains to Dan Saladino why it matters

  9. University Challenge: How students and universities are managing meals during the pandemic

    Sheila Dillon hears stories around freshers and food in the age of COVID

  10. Nadiya Hussain: A Life Through Food

    Nadiya Hussain and Tan France speak to Leyla Kazim about Nadiya's life and career.

  11. Eat Your Way to Power: Food and Politics on the Campaign Trail

    Sheila Dillon investigates the tricky world of eating on the campaign trail.

  12. Faith, Fasts and Feasts: The role of food in Jewish celebration

    Leyla Kazim explores the integral role of food in Judaism’s autumn festivals.

  13. English Pastoral: James Rebanks on the future of food.

    Dan Saladino talks to shepherd James Rebanks about the future of food and farming.

  14. Taking the Biscuit: How a long-life ration became the quintessential British comfort food

    Sheila Dillon considers how the humble biscuit's become a beloved British institution.

  15. Wheat Revolutions

    Dan Saladino on the story of wheat from the Neolithic Revolution to the Green Revolution.

  16. Kitchen obsessives: Why aim to cook the perfect dish?

    Leyla Kazim meets cooking obsessives Felicity Cloake, Bill Buford and Kate Ng.

  17. The Ice Cream Van: A Celebration.

    Dan Saladino and his dad Bobo (a former ice-cream man) talk about scoops, cones and 99s.

  18. A different kind of S.W.A.T team: Food in Lockdown

    Romy Gill and Sheila Dillon hear how volunteers provided free food to all during lockdown.

  19. Sitopia - a land with food at its centre

    This special edition of The Food Programme comes from the year 2030.

  20. Plate of the Nation

    Discussing the future of UK food policy in light of the National Food Strategy

  21. Food and the legacy of slavery

    Jaega Wise and Dan Saladino investigate the hidden story of slavery in our food.

  22. How Consumers Saved Our Cheese

    When UK cheese makers were faced with ruin in lockdown, consumers stepped in to save them.

  23. Return of the Restaurant?

    Sheila Dillon finds out how the restaurant sector is handling the move out of lockdown.

  24. Julian Metcalfe: A Life Through Food

    The man behind Pret A Manger and itsu on the future of high-street food brands.

  25. Food and Mood: how eating affects your mental health

    Food and Mood: how eating affects your mental health

  26. Child Food Poverty: What next after the Government's U-turn on Free School Meals?

    Dame Emma Thompson and teenagers from across the UK call for action on child food poverty.

  27. Is it harder to make it in the food industry if you’re black?

    Jaega Wise meets three people speaking out about inequality in the food world.

  28. Rethink: The Food Dimension.

    As part of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Rethink series Dan Saladino looks at food post-Covid.

  29. Why The Corner Shop Has Come Into Its Own

    Sheila Dillon hears from the corner shops thriving since the Coronavirus lockdown.

  30. Seed Stories from the Lockdown

    Dan Saladino meets some of the people who turned to seeds and grew food in the lockdown.

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