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Why can’t my child swallow?
To feed a child is fundamental to a parent, it’s instinct. But what if your baby can’t swallow?
After receiving lots of emails to a programme we made …
3 years, 4 months ago
The ghost writers
Who wrote the cook books on your kitchen shelves? For many celebrity chefs, a cook book, or several, is an obvious way to extend their brand. But if …
3 years, 4 months ago
The opera singer's diet
Opera is viewed as something of an endurance sport in the musical world. Hours spent on stage, in costume, doing a very physical job far away from ho…
3 years, 4 months ago
Chefs who changed course
Working as a chef can be creative and rewarding when people love your food, but it can also be demanding, requiring long and antisocial hours.
In th…
3 years, 5 months ago
Cooking with love
Why hold on to an old clay pot, a worn-out metal spoon, or a plain glass bowl?
Earlier this year, we made a programme celebrating old and cherished …
3 years, 5 months ago
A Ukrainian table at Christmas
Ukrainian cookbook writer Olia Hercules reflects on why it's important to mark this festive season, and the traditional dishes she’ll be serving at t…
3 years, 5 months ago
Hard to swallow
Can you imagine what you would miss if you lost the ability to eat?
Swallowing is something most of us take for granted, but around 8% of the general…
3 years, 5 months ago
Why does Africa import a lot of food?
2022 has seen record food prices. Many African countries have been badly hit because they import their staples – wheat, rice and oil. A lack of infr…
3 years, 5 months ago
Eggonomics
Eggs – a nutritious and affordable source of protein.
Or they were. The cost of a box of eggs has been rocketing around the world. And in some places…
3 years, 6 months ago
Samuel Ikua: Global Youth Champion 2022
Samuel Ikua is championing urban farming in his city, Nairobi in Kenya.
Samuel undertook an urban farming course in 2015, run by a local NGO called …
3 years, 6 months ago