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05/04/2020
Sheila Dillon explores cheerful, back-of-the-cupboard cuisine.
Takeaway transformed: Inside the food delivery revolution
Stepping into a 'dark kitchen', Sheila Dillon sees how takeaway is changing food culture.
Love In The Time Of Corona: Stories of community support through food
Sheila Dillon and Dan Saladino hear inspirational tales from those helping others via food
Covid-19: The Food Waste Dimension.
Dan Saladino on how the crisis has resulted in vast amounts of food being lost and saved.
Bonus Podcast: More from Sheffield's Pete McKee and Richard Hawley
Hear an extended cut of the interview from Sheffield: A Story of a City Through It's Food
Sheffield: A story of a city through its food
The independent spirit of the early steel works is inspiring change in modern Sheffield
The Kitchen Front: How wartime food strategies influenced our eating ethos
Following VE Day, Sheila Dillon considers the legacy of WWII food and farming practices
Joe Wicks: A Life Through Food, through lockdown
Sheila Dillon and Joe Wicks talk PE, feeding family and his phenomenal rise to fame.
Last Orders: Does coronavirus spell boom or bust for Britain’s drinks sector?
Is lockdown an opportunity as well as crisis, for alcoholic drinks vendors and producers?
Why Eat Wild Meat?
Dan Saladino investigates the global trade in wild meat, from the legal to the illegal.
How food on film is the secret ingredient to storytelling
Hear how food brings film to life and is inspiring cooks to make meals from the screen.
Seed Stories from the Lockdown
Dan Saladino meets some of the people who turned to seeds and grew food in the lockdown.
Why The Corner Shop Has Come Into Its Own
Sheila Dillon hears from the corner shops thriving since the Coronavirus lockdown.
Rethink: The Food Dimension.
As part of the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Rethink series Dan Saladino looks at food post-Covid.
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.
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.
Food and Mood: how eating affects your mental health
Julian Metcalfe: A Life Through Food
The man behind Pret A Manger and itsu on the future of high-street food brands.
Return of the Restaurant?
Sheila Dillon finds out how the restaurant sector is handling the move out of lockdown.
How Consumers Saved Our Cheese
When UK cheese makers were faced with ruin in lockdown, consumers stepped in to save them.
Food and the legacy of slavery
Jaega Wise and Dan Saladino investigate the hidden story of slavery in our food.
Plate of the Nation
Discussing the future of UK food policy in light of the National Food Strategy
Sitopia - a land with food at its centre
This special edition of The Food Programme comes from the year 2030.
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.
The Ice Cream Van: A Celebration.
Dan Saladino and his dad Bobo (a former ice-cream man) talk about scoops, cones and 99s.
Kitchen obsessives: Why aim to cook the perfect dish?
Leyla Kazim meets cooking obsessives Felicity Cloake, Bill Buford and Kate Ng.
Wheat Revolutions
Dan Saladino on the story of wheat from the Neolithic Revolution to the Green Revolution.
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.
English Pastoral: James Rebanks on the future of food.
Dan Saladino talks to shepherd James Rebanks about the future of food and farming.
Faith, Fasts and Feasts: The role of food in Jewish celebration
Leyla Kazim explores the integral role of food in Judaism’s autumn festivals.
Eat Your Way to Power: Food and Politics on the Campaign Trail
Sheila Dillon investigates the tricky world of eating on the campaign trail.