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The Food Programme Episodes

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    Duck Shoots

    Sheila Dillon investigates duck - both wild and farmed - for taste, cost, and welfare.

  2. Feasts

    What function do feasts serve today? Sheila Dillon explores the role of social eating.

  3. Hops

    The renaissance in English hops: more varieties, more ales, more happy and hoppy customers

  4. Slow Cheese

    Sheila Dillon meets producers of rare and unusual cheeses from around the world.

  5. Food Myths

    Sheila Dillon delves into food myths and misconceptions about some traditional dishes.

  6. Indigenous Veg

    What price the loss of indigenous vegetables in Africa? Sheila Dillon finds out.

  7. Shetland's Sunday Teas

    Simon Parkes finds out about the traditional Shetland summer Sunday afternooon teas.

  8. Chefs' Choices Number 4: Lemongrass

    Raymond Blanc explains how travel in Asia led to a culinary love affair with lemongrass.

  9. Chefs' Choices Number 3: Raspberries

    Jeremy Lee explains why raspberries are his favourite fruit and meets growers in Scotland.

  10. Chefs' Choices Number 2: Cauliflowers

    Yotam Ottolenghi brings some much-needed passion to the neglected cauliflower.

  11. Chefs' Choices Number 1: Indian Meat Pickle

    Cyrus Todiwala gets to work with spices, herbs and his very own Indian meat pickle.

  12. Sport and Food

    Sheila Dillon examines the business of food at sports events, from racing to football.

  13. Suckling Pigs

    Suckling pigs fell out favour in Britain centuries ago, but are they ready for a comeback?

  14. Watercress

    Watercress: Wonder food or a case of marketing hype?

  15. Food and Film

    Sheila Dillon asks why food has become such a popular subject for film-makers.

  16. Branding

    Sheila Dillon investigates the farmers who have turned themselves into 'brands' to survive

  17. The Clink - Prison Fine Dining Restaurant

    Clink - public fine dining inside prison.

  18. Britalian Food

    Home made Italian food. Sheila Dillon meets British producers making Italian ingredients.

  19. Diet and Prostate Cancer

    Sheila Dillon on the latest findings suggesting a link between diet and prostate cancer.

  20. Newcastle's Secret Pop-Up Restaurants

    Four cooks from four different countries open up their homes to serve food to strangers.

  21. School Food

    Will new meal standards for secondary schools sink the frail school catering sector?

  22. Wine in the Recession

    Sheila Dillon finds out how the wine market is coping in the recession.

  23. Icelandic Food

    Richard Johnson finds out about the impact of the world economic crisis on food in Iceland

  24. Farming on the Urban Fringe

    The problems and opportunities faced by farmers who work on the fringes of towns.

  25. Brogdale

    Sheila Dillon explores Brogdale in Kent, home of the National Fruit Collection.

  26. Slow Fish

    Two Cornish oyster fisherman travel to the 'Slow Fish' gathering in Genoa.

  27. Essex Co-op

    Sheila Dillon looks at the farmers' co-operative supplying organic produce from Essex.

  28. Larchfield Community

    Sheila Dillon joins the Larchfield Community to mark the approach of Spring and Easter.

  29. Olympics

    Sheila Dillon finds out how the 2012 Olympics is already changing food in Britain.

  30. Omega 6

    Sheila Dillon finds out how Omega 6 has come to dominate the Western diet.

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