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The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.

Updated: weekly
Episodes available: indefinitely

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    Coffee: Globalisation’s Drink of Choice

    Sat 16 May 2015

    How the coffee industry is changing for growers, sellers, and consumers around the world.

  • Fighting Food Crime

    Fri 27 Mar 2015

    The risks of food fraud sourced via a complicated global supply chain

  • Picky Eaters

    Fri 20 Mar 2015

    Should you force feed a fussy child?

  • Eating For Two?

    Fri 13 Mar 2015

    Exploring the medical and cultural dimensions of the prenatal diet

  • Farm and Fortune?

    Fri 6 Mar 2015

    Do you have what it takes to be a farmer? Is a job in agriculture a smart career choice?

  • Should the Government Pay for our Food?

    Fri 27 Feb 2015

    The controversies behind hand outs to hungry citizens

  • Tech at the Table

    Fri 20 Feb 2015

    Is technology at mealtimes too disruptive?

  • Eat my words!

    Fri 13 Feb 2015

    Why it can take nine months to name a new apple and has "foodie" jargon gone too far?

  • Dinner for One

    Mon 9 Feb 2015

    Do you take a hit to your wallet, your social life and even your health by dining alone?

  • The Cold Chain

    Fri 30 Jan 2015

    The business of keeping food cool, from farm to fork

  • Variety Pack

    Fri 9 Jan 2015

    Turning straw into sugar, Lesotho's trout farms for Japanese sushi, healthy Dunkin Donuts

  • Sugar: A Love-Hate Relationship

    Fri 2 Jan 2015

    Does a little of what you fancy do you good - or should we avoid it at all costs?

  • Feast

    Boxing Day 2014

    What does feasting say about human nature - and is it good for us?

  • Food Technophobes v Technophiles

    Fri 5 Dec 2014

    Food is increasingly engineered - who decides if a new food technology is safe?

  • Whose Food is it Anyway?

    Fri 28 Nov 2014

    What happens to a cuisine's national identity once it crosses international borders?

  • Food and the Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Fri 14 Nov 2014

    As politics changes - does our food follow suit?

  • Why Do We Waste So Much Food?

    Fri 7 Nov 2014

    Can business and science provide a solution to why we waste so much food?

  • Super Foods or Super Fads?

    Fri 31 Oct 2014

    Is our appetite for the trendiest health foods based on science, or clever marketing?

  • Big Beer

    Fri 2 Sep 2016

    We look at one of the world's biggest ever corporate takeovers, and it's all about beer.

  • Animals on Antibiotics: Could Pigs on Pills Make us Ill?

    Sat 16 Apr 2016

    Amid warnings we are heading into post-antibiotic era, we ask if farmers are to blame.

  • Food Chain Late Night

    Sat 9 Apr 2016

    We explore the characters and cuisines that come out after dark .

  • Front of House

    Sat 2 Apr 2016

    Manuela Saragosa looks at the business of serving and pleasing the ever-fickle customer.

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