Podcast Episodes

Horsemeat Scandal: A Food Programme Special

Sheila Dillon reports on fresh developments in the horsemeat scandal. As more tests reveal large amounts of horsemeat in beef products, Sheila invest…

13 years, 1 month ago

Food in the life of Sir Paul McCartney

Sheila Dillon with an exclusive food interview with former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney. More than thirty years since becoming a vegetarian he reflects …

13 years, 2 months ago

Horsemeat and the Irish burger scandal

Ireland's horsemeat burger scandal makes the guarantees on traceability and product standards by some supermarkets look unreliable. The discovery may…

13 years, 2 months ago

Traffic light labels

Traffic light labelling - whether red lights will stop us eating bad foods. Sheila Dillon investigates whether this year's change in food labelling w…

13 years, 2 months ago

From Our Own Food Correspondent

Sheila Dillon presents a special New Year, "From our Own Food Correspondent" with stories from China, France, Italy, Britain and the United States th…

13 years, 2 months ago

The cocktail, old and new

Dan Saladino explores the cocktail, a story which begins with 18th century Indian punch and keeps on evolving with new wave flavours being developed …

13 years, 3 months ago

Christmas Necessary Pleasures

Christmas Necessary Pleasures - Sheila Dillon hears from leading chefs and writers on their favourite Christmas foods.

Jamie Oliver, Angela Hartnett a…

13 years, 3 months ago

Cheap Veg

Cheap veg - the surprising stories behind humble British vegetables. Sheila Dillon enlists three experts to uncover the hidden side of our veggies.

E…

13 years, 3 months ago

09/12/2012

Sheila Dillon looks at the role food plays in different faiths and how increasingly churches, temples and mosques are being tasked with feeding peopl…

13 years, 3 months ago

A Winning Meal - The BBC Food Awards menu

A Winning Meal - the menu behind the Food and Farming Awards. Chef, Arthur Potts-Dawson tells the story behind a celebratory meal created using ingre…

13 years, 4 months ago