The Food Chain Episodes Episode guide
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Of Maize and Men: Unpicked
The most abundant crop on earth is maize. We ask if we consume too much of it.
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Of Maize and Men: The Rise
The story of how one crop came to be the world's most important ingredient.
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Food Chain: The Quiz
Take part in the ultimate test of culinary trivia in our inaugural quiz
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Food Chain: The Musical
How we view our food - and ourselves - through song.
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Survival Stories: 鈥榃e Ate Spiders, Flies and Worms鈥�
Two students tell us their survival diet whilst lost in a remote part of Turkey.
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Hunger in the Rich World
Why do people struggle to feed themselves in wealthy societies?
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The Hidden Cost of a Home-Cooked Meal
The sacrifices made by some women to put a meal on the family table.
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Full English Brexit
What happens to food on the British breakfast table in a post-Brexit world?
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Burnt
The story of what happens when we turn up the heat on what we eat.
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In Search of Lost Foods
What happens to a food when people stop eating it?
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Plate of the Union
What does our diet say about our politics?
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Dining with the Dead
Death's role in centuries of food culture, from corpse cakes to Mexico's Day of the Dead.
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Vegan Babies: Should You Restrict Your Child鈥檚 Diet?
Are parents wrong to impose their own restrictive diets on their children?
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Should We All Be Vegans?
What would happen if everyone stopped eating animal products?
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Stories from Syria
How do people living through the Syrian conflict find food?
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The Olympics of Chinese Food
Can a team of UK chefs win gold in the ultimate test of Chinese cuisine?
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Pestatarians
Rats, squirrels camels, pigeons and snakes are considered vermin so should we eat them?
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The New Sushi
Some say insects will be the next food fad. How do you feel about crunching on a cricket?
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Food on the Open Road
Why is it so hard for truckers to eat well?
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Big Beer
Should almost a third of the world鈥檚 beer be made by one company?
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Naturally Misleading?
What does 'natural' mean when it comes to food?
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Survival Stories: Fish bacon for breakfast
Our second episode to explore our relationship with food in extreme circumstances.
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Survival Stories: Lost in the Desert
The story of Ann Rodgers, who went missing in the Arizona wilderness back in March 2016.
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Fertile Food
How much could your diet help you have a child? We separate the facts from the fiction.
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Food on the Move: What We Want, When We Want It
How does our food move around the world?
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Inside the Kitchens of Power
We enter an arena usually hidden from public view - the kitchens that feed world leaders
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Beauty from Within?
The rise of nutricosmetics - foods that are claimed to make you beautiful
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Can Cheese Help Save an Economy?
Could cheese be the answer to some of Albania鈥檚 economic woes?
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Plough Your Own Furrow?
After the UK vote to leave the EU, we look at models for agriculture around the world
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Mind your Manners
Has there been a global shrugging off of table manners?
