The Food Programme Podcast
Investigating every aspect of the food we eat
Episodes to download
-
![]()
The 麻豆社 Food and Farming Awards 2026: The Food Producers
Fri 18 Sep 2026
Sheila Dillon and Paula McIntyre meet this year's Best Food Producer finalists.
-
![]()
Stories of Food and Poverty
Fri 11 Sep 2026
Dan Saladino visits the Oxford Food Symposium and explores its theme of 'poverty food'.
-
![]()
What the Normans Did for Our Diet
Thu 3 Sep 2026
Food historian Dr Annie Gray considers how the Norman Conquest changed our diet.
-
![]()
A Day in the Life of a School Catering Manager
Fri 28 Aug 2026
Spend the day with Andrew Cowan who is reshaping the way school dinners are made in Bury.
-
![]()
Fork and Knife
Fri 21 Aug 2026
Jimi Famurewa explores how history has shaped the many different ways in which we eat.
-
![]()
Taste the World: The Origins of Our Food
Fri 14 Aug 2026
Dan Saladino meets musicians cooking dishes at WOMAD to hear stories of food history.
-
![]()
The Dark Arts of Affinage
Fri 7 Aug 2026
Sheila Dillon explores the weird and wonderful world of maturing cheese.
-
![]()
Eating Octopus
Fri 31 Jul 2026
As large numbers of octopus impact our fishing industry, should we be eating more of it?
-
![]()
-
![]()
Inside the Chocolate Crisis
Fri 17 Jul 2026
Cacao prices broke all records and then they crashed. Dan Saladino explores the fallout.
-
![]()
How Pistachios Took Over
Fri 10 Jul 2026
Leyla Kazim looks into how and why the world seems to have fallen for the pistachio nut.
-
![]()
Howzat? The Story of the Cricket Tea
Fri 3 Jul 2026
Chef Romy Gill explores the tradition of the cricket tea.
-
![]()
The Weight of the World
Fri 26 Jun 2026
Why did obesity become a serious global problem? And are we close to solving the crisis?
-
![]()
Could Food Do More in Cancer Care and Prevention?
Fri 19 Jun 2026
Sheila Dillon asks if food could do more in cancer care and prevention.
-
![]()
Food on the Move
Fri 12 Jun 2026
Sheila Dillon investigates the world of food at motorway service stations.
-
![]()
Inside England鈥檚 School Food Shake鈥慤p
Fri 29 May 2026
Sheila Dillon explores England鈥檚 school food shake鈥憉p - is it working?
-
![]()
The Price of Food
Fri 29 May 2026
The food industry is predicting double digit inflation. What can be done?
-
![]()
The 麻豆社 Food & Farming Awards 2026 Launch: Belfast here we come
Fri 22 May 2026
Jaega Wise travels to the Balmoral Show in Northern Ireland to launch this year's awards.
-
![]()
The future of our fruit and veg
Fri 15 May 2026
Sheila Dillon asks fruit and veg growers what they want from a new UK horticulture plan.
-
![]()
K-Food
Fri 8 May 2026
How the fascination with Korean Wave culture is driving the popularity of Korean food.
-
![]()
Food Stories of Roots and Roads
Fri 1 May 2026
Dan Saladino hears stories from Parabere Forum, a gathering of chefs and storytellers.
-
![]()
A Life Through Food: Matt Tebbutt
Fri 1 May 2026
Jaega Wise spends an afternoon with chef and broadcaster Matt Tebbutt.
-
![]()
A Day in the Life of a Hospital Chef
Fri 17 Apr 2026
Frank Fiore is the chef leading a new approach at Milton Keynes hospital. This is his day.
-
![]()
About the Girls
Fri 10 Apr 2026
A look at what鈥檚 driving the rise in eating disorders among teenage girls today.
-
![]()
Generation Z
Fri 3 Apr 2026
Jaega Wise investigates how economics and social media are effecting how young people eat.
-
![]()
Consider the Eel: Part 2
Fri 27 Mar 2026
Dan Saladino follows up the debate on if the eel should be off the menu.
-
![]()
Is Food Processing the 鈥楳issing Middle鈥�?
Fri 20 Mar 2026
Is the missing link in increasing the UK's food self sufficiency actually food processing?
-
![]()
-
![]()
What鈥檚 Next for Portugal鈥檚 Ancient Export: Cork?
Fri 6 Mar 2026
Leyla Kazim visits the montado to discover what's next for Portugal's ancient export.
-
![]()
Food Stories from the Philippines
Fri 27 Feb 2026
Shaped by colonialism and challenged by climate, what is future food for the Philippines?
Download this programme
Subscribe to this programme or download individual episodes.
Can comfort foods really make you feel better?
Yes they can, says Sheila Dillon.
