Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA Bitter Taste?
Appetite suppressant, glucose control and inflammation antidote... The scientific research around the power of bitter foods may sound far-fetched. Bu…
2 years, 1 month ago
Love on a Plate
From warming aphrodisiacs in the early modern period, to date-night oysters and champagne or a loving dish of hot macaroni cheese, sharing food has a…
2 years, 1 month ago
Destination Food
Many of us are travel looking for food experiences and we often want to eat something that is authentically of that place. So we seek out the local d…
2 years, 2 months ago
How has a small island become the nation with the highest rate of obesity?
Sheila Dillon investigates what we can learn about food and public health from the extreme case of Nauru. It’s the world’s smallest republic yet has …
2 years, 2 months ago
Haggis and Hosting: Celebrating Burns Night
In the dark nights of January, celebrating the work of poet Robert Burns by feasting, toasting and speaking poetry has become a much-loved tradition …
2 years, 2 months ago
Eating for Two?
Jaega Wise is on a mission to find out what she should really be eating while pregnant - from conception to birth.
Presented by Jaega Wise Produced i…
2 years, 2 months ago
A Seaweed Revolution in the UK?
Seaweed farming could be a huge boon for the UK, restoring biodiversity, cleaning the sea and could even be capturing carbon. Seaweed is healthy and …
2 years, 2 months ago
New Year’s Eve Food Around the World
Join Leyla Kazim for a tour of New Year’s Eve food traditions around the world, from eating lentils in Italy, scoffing 12 grapes in Spain, slurping s…
2 years, 3 months ago
Christmas with The Food Programme
Cooking at Christmas is so much more than just the main meal, so this year Sheila Dillon, and chef Thomasina Miers, show us how to do more with less.…
2 years, 3 months ago
Reflections on rum
Jaega Wise reflects on her findings and a few surprising moments during the making of this week's rum programme, with producer Nina Pullman.
2 years, 3 months ago