Podcast Episodes

Professor Michael Crawford: A Life through Food

In this episode of 'A Life Through Food', Sheila Dillon meets one of the most provocative scientific minds of the last half-century: Professor Michael Crawford. Now in his 90s, Crawford’s pioneering …

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

The BBC Food & Farming Awards 2025 Launch

The BBC Food & Farming Awards are back for 2025!

Jaega Wise visits River Cottage HQ to meet returning head judge Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. They talk about what Hugh is looking for in this year's a…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sourfaux

Campaigners are calling for the ingredients of sourdough to be laid out in law. So are there too many loaves on sale that are more sourfaux than sourdough? Leyla Kazim investigates.

This programme f…

Published on 5 months ago

Coffee Crisis: Why are Prices Breaking Records?

Dan Saladino hears from coffee industry insiders about the current spike in global prices.

Produced and presented by Dan Saladino.

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

From York to Dubai: The Rise of Chocolate

Leyla Kazim visits York, the UK's 'chocolate city', on the centenary of Joseph Rowntree’s death, to find out how the Quaker entrepreneur pioneered both social reform and iconic chocolate brands like …

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

School Dinners - Past, Present and Future

Baroness Floella Benjamin once said “childhood lasts a lifetime” and our experiences of school dinners can shape how we eat for the rest of our lives. In this edition of The Food Programme Sheila …

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Feeding the Nation

With the Government pledging to overhaul the way food is sourced for public institutions like hospitals, schools, prisons, and army bases, Sheila Dillon explores how these changes could be implemente…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

The World's Historic Restaurants

The restaurant trade is fickle and can be a "here today, gone tomorrow" business. But a very small number of restaurants seem to have been with us for ever. Dan Saladino explores the secrets of the…

Published on 6 months ago

Is our cheese heritage ancient history?

Sheila Dillon hears the first exclusive readings from a Tudor ‘pamphlet of cheese’ that details the cheesemaking traditions of the 16th century, and reveals how cheese was seen as a nutrient-rich hea…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Darina Allen: A Life Through Food

Dan Saladino finds out how a family farm in west Cork became one of the world's most influential cookery schools. Featuring Darina and Rachel Allen, Rory O'Connell and JR Ryall.

Produced and presente…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago