Podcast Episodes

Bronze Age Food & Foodways with Chris Wakefield & Rachel Ballantyne

Season 9 Episode 3

My guests today are archaeologists Chris Wakefield from the Cambridge Archaeological Unit of Cambridge University Rachel Ballantyne from McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, and they are h…

Published on 3 months ago

A Regional Food Tour with Jenny Linford

Season 9 Episode 2

My guest today is food writer, podcaster and cheese enthusiast Jenny Linford and we are going on a bit of a regional food tour across the UK.

We talk about her new book The Great British Food Tour pub…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Black & White Pudding with Matthew Cockin & Grant Harper

Season 9 Episode 1

Welcome to the first episode of season 9 of The British Food History Podcast!

Today I am talking with Matthew Cockin and Grant Harper of Fruit Pig – the last remaining commercial craft producer of fre…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Season 9 of the British Food History Podcast coming soon!

Season 9 Episode 1

Hello there everyone! Exciting news: the ninth season of the British Food History Podcast will return on 9th July 2025.

I have been busy collecting an eclectic range conversations for a baker’s dozen …

Published on 4 months ago

Special Postbag Edition #5

Season 8 Episode 13

It’s time for the fifth traditional postbag episode, where I (attempt to) answer your questions, read out your comments and mull over your queries.

In this edition: giant turkeys, great crisps we hav…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Alexis Soyer with Lindsay Middleton

Season 8 Episode 12

Today I speak with food historian, podcaster and friend of the show Lindsay Middleton about arguably the first celebrity chef, Alexis Soyer, focusing mainly on two of his books: The Gastronomic Regen…

Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Making Medieval Ale at Home with Alison Kay

Season 8 Episode 11

Today I am talking with podcaster and blogger Alison Kay of Ancestral Kitchen all about recreating medieval ale at home – and how one adapts the making of them to modern kitchens.

We talked about the …

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

From the Vaults: Breakfast with Felicity Cloake

Season 8 Episode 11

I'm on a break so to fill the gap here are some of my favourite episodes from the podcast's vaults.

Welcome to episode one of the new fourth season of The British Food History Podcast.

Kicking us off i…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

From the Vaults: Recreating 16th Century Beer with Susan Flavin & Marc Meltonville

Season 8 Episode 11

I'm on a break so to fill the gap here are some of my favourite episodes from the podcast's vaults.

Today Neil talks to Susan Flavin and Marc Meltonville about recreating as close as possible beer fro…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

From the Vaults: Fanny Cradock with Kevin Geddes

Season 8 Episode 11

I'm on a break so to fill the gap here are some of my favourite episodes from the podcast's vaults.

Neil has a most enlightening chat with Kevin Geddes about the fabulous television cook Fanny Cradock…

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago