The Food Programme
BBC Radio 4Investigating every aspect of the food we eat
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 750 | Founded | 15 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ArtsFood | |||
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Latest Episodes
Join Sheila Dillon at the Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow for the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2024.
The awards honour those who have done most to promote the cause of good food and drink. Our judging panel this year is chaired by chef and broadcaster Hug... more
Sheila Dillon explores how our grannies' cooking can shape who we are—and asks what we lose if we let go of those traditions.
Guests include:
Vicky Bennison, founder of YouTube channel Pasta Grannies. Food Writer Clare Finney, and her Grandma Joa... more
Whether it's Turkish Delight, chocolate cake or ginger beer - some of our earliest food memories are shaped by the books we read. In this episode Sheila Dillon goes down the rabbit-hole of children's fiction to discover why young readers find descrip... more
Five seafood species make up 80% of what is consumed in the UK – while at the same time the vast majority of what is caught in UK waters gets exported. But is that trend beginning to shift?
In this episode, Sheila Dillon hears how initiatives like ... more
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Reviews
- Bad Case of Pseudo-Science
The Brain Gut Connection episode was a classic example of Myth-Making Journalism masquerading as science. I’m sure many listeners would be misled, as intended, by the jump from saying “there’s a link” between gut biodiversity and mental health to the assumption that it’s a causal link, and hence that increasing gut biodiversity will improve mental health. Classic journalistic misrepresentation in a desperate search for a story…
Then we cut to the researcher who carried out a study to explore thi... more
Apple Podcasts2ArgyEll
United Kingdom2 months ago These so-called MPs provided nothing that is new, and give little hope for the future health of the nation! Nice try, but...
Podcast Addict13 months agomobfizz- Listened for years but unfollowing now
How incredibly insensitive and ignorant but maybe done on purpose to interview and air this episode with Gary Lineker now . I have been a loyal listener to The Food Programme for years but why air this now , given Gary Linekers outspoken and in breach of BBC guidelines , public views over certain issues that I am sure the producers would be well aware of . Bye Bye The Food Programme you have lost a listener and I hope many more .
Apple Podcasts1kzs hampsteadUnited Kingdom8 months ago - McDonald’s?
Great program on bitter greens and health. So why is the BBC Food Programme hosting ads from one of the most destructive companies in the world, and the promoter of the least nutritious food in the galaxy, McDonald’s? Are sponsors for healthy food that hard to find? McDonald’s is unsustainable, drives the rampant practice of monoculture, pushes deforestation of the Amazon, and is the cause of so much obesity in the US and the world. Why not get Exxon to sponsor you? Their effect on the world is ... more
Apple Podcasts1classical_antiquity
United States10 months ago - Always fascinating
I love the variety of subjects discussed on this podcast, and the fascinating stories. It offers a great balance of experts and personal, relatable stories.
Apple Podcasts5KemsieUnited Kingdom10 months ago
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Chart Rankings
Apple Podcasts | #73 | United States/Arts/Food |
Apple Podcasts | #14 | United Kingdom/Arts/Food |
Apple Podcasts | #30 |  Canada/Arts/Food |
Apple Podcasts | #50 | United Kingdom/Arts |
Apple Podcasts | #238 | Canada/Arts |
Apple Podcasts | #13 |  Australia/Arts/Food |
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