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The Food Programme Episodes

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    Fasting, old and new

    Sheila Dillon looks at the practice of fasting from a religious and medical perspective.

  2. Marmalade

    Tim Hayward asks if Britain can still hold its own in the competitive marmalade stakes.

  3. Our Changing Taste

    How our sense of taste develops throughout our lifetimes and what happens when we lose it.

  4. Forest foods, Africa's secret ingredients

    Sheila Dillon explores Africa's forest foods, emergency larder and source of flavour.

  5. US Southern Cooking and Chef Sean Brock

    Richard Johnson is in Charleston, South Carolina to see how a chef is reviving lost food.

  6. The Death of Three Square Meals?

    Sheila Dillon asks if snacking is killing the tradition of three square meals a day.

  7. Garlic, the wonder bulb

    Sheila Dillon explores a bulb which arouses strong feelings - and aromas - garlic.

  8. Horsemeat Scandal: A Food Programme Special

    Sheila Dillon reports on the latest developments in the horsemeat scandal.

  9. Food on a Pension

    Sheila Dillon investigates the food lives of people surviving on the basic state pension.

  10. Food in the life of Sir Paul McCartney

    Sheila Dillon with an exclusive food interview with former Beatle, Sir Paul McCartney.

  11. Horsemeat and the Irish burger scandal

    Sheila Dillon investigates the horsemeat burger scandal affecting food in Ireland and UK.

  12. Traffic light labels

    Sheila Dillon asks if warning signs on food labels can change the way we eat.

  13. From Our Own Food Correspondent

    Sheila Dillon presents a special New Year show, with food stories from aroiund the world.

  14. The cocktail, old and new

    Dan Saladino explores the cocktail, from 18th century punch to new flavours in the USA.

  15. Christmas Necessary Pleasures

    Sheila Dillon hears from leading chefs and writers on their necessary Christmas pleasures.

  16. Cheap Veg

    Sheila Dillon discovers surprising stories behind humble British vegetables.

  17. 09/12/2012

    Sheila Dillon looks at the role food plays in different faiths.

  18. A Winning Meal - The 麻豆社 Food Awards menu

    Chef Arthur Potts-Dawson tells the story behind the 麻豆社 Food and Farming Awards menu.

  19. 2012's Best "Big Food Ideas"

    Sheila Dillon meets finalists in the Food and Farming Awards offering ideas for the future

  20. Rethinking the hot dog

    Tom Parker Bowles discovers the joys of the gourmet hot dog.

  21. Street food heroes

    Valentine Warner and Charles Campion eat with the Food Award's 'Best Takeaway' finalists.

  22. Lard

    Tim Hayward learns to love lard, discussing our complicated relationship with animal fat.

  23. Football and Food

    John Inverdale on the way football is changing the relationship between food and sport.

  24. The Future of the Oven

    Tim Hayward discovers the future of the domestic oven, with the help of Mary Berry.

  25. How to waste less food

    Tristram Stuart reports on the latest ideas to tackle our growing mountains of food waste.

  26. British Blue Cheese

    Sheila Dillon finds out why new British blue cheeses are pushing their way into the market

  27. Food and Farming Awards: The Finalists

    Food writer Valentine Warner reveals this year's line-up of best food and drinks producers

  28. Food and the Cinema

    Tom Parker Bowles looks at the cinema eating experience.

  29. Sourdough

    Sheila Dillon finds out why sourdough bread is undergoing a major revival.

  30. Australia's Food Revolution

    How Australia, built on bulk exports of cheese and meat, became a gastronomic leader.

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