Podcast Episodes

I Don't Cook

In the antithesis of a cookery programme, we meet people from around the world who can’t, don’t or won’t cook.

Cooking from scratch will bring us hea…

9 years, 1 month ago

The Fish Japan Ate

The wild bluefin tuna is being eaten to extinction, but this hasn’t curbed the global appetite for this valuable fish in Japan and across the globe.I…

9 years, 1 month ago

Liberte, Egalite, Gastronomie?

Ahead of the French national elections, we’re looking at the food and politics of a country that for many is the epicentre of gastronomic excellence,…

9 years, 1 month ago

Little Kitchen of Horrors

** The content in this week’s show requires a fairly strong stomach. So if you’ve got children with you, or you’re a bit squeamish yourself, best to …

9 years, 1 month ago

Orthorexia Nervosa: When 'Healthy' Food Becomes Harmful

When does a ‘healthy diet’ become unhealthy? This week the Food Chain looks at Orthorexia Nervosa - an unofficial term used to describe an eating di…

9 years, 1 month ago

Hey, Hey We're The Food Chain

You can now listen to Food Chain starting on Thursdays, so to welcome new listeners, we’re offering up some of the best bits of our award-winning pro…

9 years, 2 months ago

One Potato More

In our second and final episode on the humble spud, we meet the people who see the global economic future as being potato powered.

The potato is the …

9 years, 2 months ago

Poor Old Potato

In its time, the potato has been called the root of filth, misery and obesity - but is it fair to call it the 'food of the poor'?

In the first episo…

9 years, 2 months ago

The Food We Breathe

As part of the BBC wide #SoICanBreathe season, The Food Chain explores how the ways we grow and cook our food can affect how we breathe. From the ind…

9 years, 2 months ago

McAsia?

What can fast food tell us about the changing global economy? This week Karishma Vaswani, the BBC's Asia Business correspondent, takes a closer look …

9 years, 3 months ago