The Food Chain

BBC World Service

The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.

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553 episodes
Updated Wednesday

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Should the Government Pay for our Food?
The controversies behind hand outs to hungry citizens
Feb 27, 2015 · 26 min
Tech at the Table
Is technology at mealtimes too disruptive?
Feb 20, 2015 · 26 min
Eat my words!
Why it can take nine months to name a new apple and has "foodie" jargon gone too far?
Feb 13, 2015 · 26 min
Dinner for One
Do you take a hit to your wallet, your social life and even your health by dining alone?
Feb 9, 2015 · 26 min
The Cold Chain
The business of keeping food cool, from farm to fork
Jan 30, 2015 · 26 min
Variety Pack
Turning straw into sugar, Lesotho's trout farms for Japanese sushi, healthy Dunkin Donuts
Jan 9, 2015 · 26 min
Sugar: A Love-Hate Relationship
Does a little of what you fancy do you good - or should we avoid it at all costs?
Jan 2, 2015 · 26 min
Feast
What does feasting say about human nature - and is it good for us?
Dec 26, 2014 · 26 min
Food Technophobes v Technophiles
Food is increasingly engineered - who decides if a new food technology is safe?
Dec 5, 2014 · 26 min
Whose Food is it Anyway?
What happens to a cuisine's national identity once it crosses international borders?
Nov 28, 2014 · 26 min
Food and the Fall of the Berlin Wall
As politics changes - does our food follow suit?
Nov 14, 2014 · 26 min
Why Do We Waste So Much Food?
Can business and science provide a solution to why we waste so much food?
Nov 7, 2014 · 26 min
Super Foods or Super Fads?
Is our appetite for the trendiest health foods based on science, or clever marketing?
Oct 31, 2014 · 26 min

The Food Chain

Should the Government Pay for our Food?

Tech at the Table

Eat my words!

Dinner for One

The Cold Chain

Variety Pack

Sugar: A Love-Hate Relationship

Feast

Food Technophobes v Technophiles

Whose Food is it Anyway?

Food and the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Why Do We Waste So Much Food?

Super Foods or Super Fads?