Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Spice Explosion
This is more than a story about chicken tikka masala. The UK's palette is changing with a demand for far more spice and pizzazz in our menus and lard…
10 years, 8 months ago
Jane Grigson - A Tribute: Part One
Jane Grigson was a unique and pioneering voice in food writing; a self-taught cook whose books and journalism changed British food culture. Twenty-fi…
10 years, 8 months ago
The Legacy of the BBC Food and Farming Awards
Sheila Dillon reports on how 15 years of the BBC Food and Farming Awards have captured the revolution in the streetfood business, witnessed the rise …
10 years, 8 months ago
Diet and Diabetes
In the UK, there are 3.2 million people who are living with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and a further 600,000 who have Type 2 but just don't know it y…
10 years, 8 months ago
School Dinners - A Progress Report
Ten years on from 'Jamie's School Dinners', Sheila Dillon is joined by children's food campaigner and former dinner lady Jeanette Orrey and Co-Author…
10 years, 8 months ago
The Ark of Taste
Dan Saladino meets the people working to save foods and flavours at risk of extinction. A global project called the Ark of Taste is now attempting to…
10 years, 9 months ago
The Joy of Eggs
We were once told 'Go to work on an egg' but health warnings later saw us cut the number we eat. As the US Dietary Advisory Committee drops its advic…
10 years, 9 months ago
Sweet Britain
The nutritional debate over sugar doesn't seem to be putting off a new generation of sweet makers in this country. Sweets sales seem stable, and new …
10 years, 9 months ago
Food Waste Pioneers
Dan Saladino hears three stories of how three very different individuals are reimagining food waste - solving problems, discovering flavours, and cha…
10 years, 9 months ago
BBC Food and Farming Awards 2015: The Finalists
In a special edition Sheila Dillon reveals the finalists for this year's BBC Food and Farming Awards.At the beginning of the year Radio 4 listeners w…
10 years, 10 months ago