The Food Chain Episodes Episode guide
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23/04/2026 GMT
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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16/04/2026 GMT
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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The Food Chain
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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The Food Chain
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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The Food Chain
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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What to eat to run a marathon
Running 26.2 miles? Paula Radcliffe and others explain what to eat to race and recover. (R)
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Giving it all up for food
Ruth meets three restaurateurs who quit high-flying careers to chase their food dream
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The story of the sandwich
An easy meal with global appeal, endless possibilities and hidden meaning.
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Small kitchens
From city flats to Michelin-starred eateries - what it's like to cook in a tiny space.
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The risk takers
The tough choices food founders make to survive.
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How to write a recipe
Ruth Alexander learns about the art, science and hard work that goes into recipe writing.
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Can you learn to love the foods you hate?
Exploring where food dislikes come from and whether they can be changed
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Fermented foods: A beginner's guide
Discover the basics of fermented food. How to make it and what it's doing in our guts.
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Dinner unboxed
What meal kits reveal about how we plan, buy and cook our food
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Should we all eat the Mediterranean way?
How the Mediterranean diet came to be the world's most researched and recommended diet.
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Tweaks for 2026: How to eat better
The smartest nutrition advice from 2025 to help you feel better in 2026
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Family ties
Revisiting some of the most powerful stories from 2025
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What is the ultimate hangover cure?
Find out what happens in your body after you鈥檝e had alcohol and whether any remedies work
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Food heroes and villains
Why does social media cast some foods as heroes and others as villains?
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How to eat well in the cold
What kinds of food and drink help people keep warm while living in extreme cold?
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To tip or not to tip?
What wait staff really think about your payments for their service
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The servers: The highs and lows of waiting on tables
What is your table server really thinking? We hear about the working lives of wait staff
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Food by drones?
From hot takeaways to emergency aid, are autonomous aircraft the future?
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Turmeric: The golden spice
Rumella Dasgupta looks at the history of turmeric and its uses in both food and medicine
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The chefs
Chefs from three continents tell Ruth Alexander what makes this demanding job so special.
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The coffee habit: Why do we love it so much?
The story of why we love coffee, through history, tradition and science.
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The power of pepper
We explore what pepper can do for your food.
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How (not) to complain
Believe it or not, restaurants really do want your feedback, but in-person, not online.
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Portion size: How much should you eat?
How to make sure you鈥檙e eating the right amount of food
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Dining etiquette: What really matters?
No elbows, no emojis: The new rules of table manners
