Podcast Episodes

Emergency Food

Sheila Dillon investigates how emergency foods are made for disasters, droughts and wars. Companies developing meals for the crisis in the Horn of Af…

14 years, 5 months ago

Trans-fats

Sheila Dillon investigates the issue of trans-fats in our food, and asks whether a voluntary agreement by the food industry to eliminate them by the …

14 years, 6 months ago

Food in the Scottish Borders

Ben Weatherall farms rare Blackface sheep and Galloway cattle on his remote hill farm near Dumfries, and aims to rear his animals with as little inpu…

14 years, 6 months ago

New Foodies

Food writer Tim Hayward investigates a new wave of food entrepreneurship started by professionals seeking a second career or life change, often due t…

14 years, 6 months ago

Sanjay and the Sardine

Cornish based chef Sanjay Kumar goes on a cooking mission to Italy to save the Cornish sardine.

The pilchard and its young offspring the sardine used…

14 years, 6 months ago

National Trust

Since the National Trust began its campaign put food towards the top of its agenda, how far have its efforts to change the way we think about food pr…

14 years, 7 months ago

Burgers and meat

The burger is one of the world's most popular foods and it made meat eating affordable for millions, but it also became the food that symbolised many…

14 years, 7 months ago

The Real Food Debate

The Food Programme investigates whether the Great British food renaissance is over. With food prices rising and consumer confidence falling, has the …

14 years, 7 months ago

Vinegar

Sheila Dillon reveals the secrets behind some of the world's great vinegars.

Traditionally, the home of balsamic vinegar is Modena in Italy. But now t…

14 years, 7 months ago

The Coffee Business

With coffee prices at a 30 year high Sheila Dillon traces the money we pay for a cup along the supply chain and also hears how it raises big question…

14 years, 7 months ago