Podcast Episodes

Halloumi and hellim: The story of an island and its cheese

Halloumi, or hellim as its known by Turkish Cypriots, is now ubiquitous in our supermarkets, fast food chains and on restaurant menus. We import almo…

2 years, 10 months ago

One Armed Chef: The Food Adventures of Giles Duley.

The story of how a photojournalist severely injured in a war zone reinvented himself through cooking. Giles Duley is now using food to transform conf…

2 years, 10 months ago

Delia Country: How Delia Smith changed food in Norfolk and Suffolk.

Sheila Dillon is on a trip through 'Delia Country'; Norwich, Norfolk and mid-Suffolk. An area with a rich agricultural past and a vibrant food presen…

2 years, 10 months ago

Low Energy Cookers: Fad or For Life?

Sales of air fryers, pressure cookers, slow cookers and even microwaves have been increasing over the past year, and it is not hard to understand why…

2 years, 11 months ago

Pierre Koffmann: A Life Through Food

Born and raised in Gascony but celebrated as a chef for his cooking in London, Pierre Koffmann shares his food story, from summers spent on a farm to…

2 years, 11 months ago

Brexit and Food: How is it working out?

Three years after the UK left the EU, and two years after the end of the transition period, Jaega Wise speaks to some UK food producers about if and …

2 years, 11 months ago

The Wild West of Whisky: From Cask Investments to Dram Scams

Whisky has long been associated with money and wealth, but in recent years prices of rare casks and limited bottlings have soared. A cask of Islay wh…

2 years, 11 months ago

Fixing Dan

Like so many of us, Dan Saladino knows he needs to be in better shape, but why do his attempts to make a change keep failing?

There's one important q…

3 years ago

Shellfish: A Very British Image Crisis

When was the last time you tucked into cockle pie? Or stirred clams into a sumptuous pasta or stew?

These bivalves are plentiful all around the UK co…

3 years ago

Hangovers: a guide to the morning after

For many, drinking is part of our national identity but the immediate after effects of alcohol, it turns out, are an under investigated part of the e…

3 years ago