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The Food Programme

BBC Radio 4

Investigating every aspect of the food we eat

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Friday · 41 min
Food and Magic
Exploring the unique connection between food and magic.
October 30 · 42 min
The BBC Food and Farming Awards 2026
Sheila Dillon reveals the winners of this year's BBC Food and Farming Awards from Belfast.
October 23 · 43 min
Regenerative Farming and Nutrition
Does regenerative farming change the nutritional value of what we eat?
October 16 · 42 min
The Sunday Roast
Pass the gravy boat! Jimi Famurewa indulges in the institution of the Sunday roast dinner.
October 9 · 41 min
The Food Innovators: 2026
Dan Saladino looks at big food ideas, from climate-friendly rice to a forest-saving yeast.
October 2 · 42 min
The Cost of Food
Sheila Dillon hosts a panel discussion at Abergavenny Food Festival.
September 25 · 41 min
The BBC Food and Farming Awards 2026: The Food Producers
Sheila Dillon and Paula McIntyre meet this year's Best Food Producer finalists.
September 18 · 41 min
Stories of Food and Poverty
Dan Saladino visits the Oxford Food Symposium and explores its theme of 'poverty food'.
September 10 · 42 min
What the Normans Did for Our Diet
Food historian Dr Annie Gray considers how the Norman Conquest changed our diet.
September 4 · 42 min
A Day in the Life of a School Catering Manager
Spend the day with Andrew Cowan who is reshaping the way school dinners are made in Bury.
August 28 · 41 min
Fork and Knife
Jimi Famurewa explores how history has shaped the many different ways in which we eat.
August 21 · 41 min
Taste the World: The Origins of Our Food
Dan Saladino meets musicians cooking dishes at WOMAD to hear stories of food history.
August 14 · 42 min
The Dark Arts of Affinage
Sheila Dillon explores the weird and wonderful world of maturing cheese.
August 7 · 42 min
Eating Octopus
As large numbers of octopus impact our fishing industry, should we be eating more of it?
July 31 · 42 min
What Happened Next?
Leyla Kazim asks: What happened next?
July 24 · 41 min
Inside the Chocolate Crisis
Cacao prices broke all records and then they crashed. Dan Saladino explores the fallout.
July 17 · 43 min
How Pistachios Took Over
Leyla Kazim looks into how and why the world seems to have fallen for the pistachio nut.
July 10 · 42 min
Howzat? The Story of the Cricket Tea
Chef Romy Gill explores the tradition of the cricket tea.
July 3 · 41 min
The Weight of the World
Why did obesity become a serious global problem? And are we close to solving the crisis?
June 26 · 43 min
Could Food Do More in Cancer Care and Prevention?
Sheila Dillon asks if food could do more in cancer care and prevention.

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