Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Science of Fermentation
Fermented foods are more popular than ever, but what's the science? Dan Saladino explores the latest research into fermentation and the many health c…
2 months, 1 week ago
Desi Pubs
Desi pubs, boozers run by people of South Asian heritage, have been around since the 1960s. Originally a safe haven for immigrant drinkers during a t…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
A Wild Mushroom Chase
Sheila Dillon goes foraging for wild mushrooms in the Peak District in Derbyshire to find out what common fungi are easy to find - and delicious to e…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
A Life Through Drink: Dave Broom
Whisky writer Dave Broom has helped transform how the world tastes and talks about spirits, bringing flavour, culture, and meaning to a new generatio…
3 months ago
Dates: A User's Guide
Dan Saladino explores culinary cultures and world religions to find out how the date became one of the earliest, most revered, and diverse of all cul…
3 months, 1 week ago
Going Cold Turkey: Alternative Christmas Dinners
Annie Gray always rejects turkey and the trimmings at Christmas. She believes they are a construct of a bygone era and will often eat pizza on the bi…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Food Books of 2025
Leyla Kazim takes a look at the best food books and writing from 2025, and chats to food writer Ruby Tandoh about her new book looking at why we eat …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Great Tartan Tea Swindle
When Tam o’ Braan began marketing Scottish Tea from his Wee Tea Plantation, the response was astonishing. Upmarket retailers such as Fortnum and Mas…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
And the Winner Is... The BBC Food And Farming Awards 2025
The judges have reached their verdicts so who has won the coveted Food Programme chopping boards in 2025's BBC Food and Farming Awards? Sheila Dillo…
4 months ago
Why Is Africa Feeding Us?
Dan Saladino and reporter Jack Thompson investigate the UK's growing dependence on two farms in northern Senegal based around a lake. In recent years…
4 months, 1 week ago