Podcast Episodes

Butter Is Back

Butter superfan Felicity Cloake asks whether the movement against ultra-processed foods is linked to a recent rise in popularity of her favourite kitchen staple. Her investigations take her to the ri…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

The Crayfish Question

It’s been nearly 50 years since invasive American Signal Crayfish were introduced to the UK, and we still haven’t figured out how to get rid of them. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall joins Sheila Dillon t…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Polski Sklep: A Recent History of the Polish Shop

Since the early 2000s, one type of shop has quietly become a regular feature on British high streets: the Polski sklep – or Polish shop.

Known for their smoked sausages, sour pickles, and wide selecti…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Food and the Elements

Dan Saladino explores stories of food and 'the elements', the theme of this year's Oxford Food Symposium.

Expect surprising insights on earth, fire, air, water and much more.

For more than forty years…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Big Food, Big Power

Sheila Dillon looks into claims that big food companies wield too much influence over government decisions and public health. The episode follows news from the youth-led campaign group BiteBack2030, …

Published on 3 months ago

The New Good Life

The adventures of Barbara and Tom Good in Surbiton brought self-sufficiency to the small screens of the nation. Fifty years on from the airing of that first episode of The Good Life, Leyla Kazim is …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

The Periodic Table of Food

Dan Saladino explores new science that's revealing the complexity hidden within our food.

In New York City he meets the team mapping previously unknown edible compounds in fruits and vegetables, many …

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Potatoes with Poppy O'Toole

In this episode, social media chef and queen of potatoes, Poppy O'Toole, explores the world of her favourite ingredient, the Potato.

Last year, Poppy appeared on Mastermind, choosing the history of t…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

English Olive Oil

With the price of olive oil soaring in the shops after drought disrupted production in Spain, Leyla Kazim looks into the English farms planting olive groves in the hope of bottling their own oil. Sh…

Published on 4 months ago

A Food Revolution in Eight (More) Ideas

Dan Saladino meets pioneering thinkers to hear about future food ideas ranging from edible protein sourced from chicken feathers to crops inoculated with fungi capable of tolerating a hotter climate.…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago