Provenance and pleasure, history and health - Radio 4's weekly look at food. Making sense of food, from the kitchen and canteen, to the farm and factory. We place food in its historical and cultural context; call to account policy makers and industry decision makers; and celebrate the sheer pleasure of good food.
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Thu, 16 May 13
Duration:
29 mins
Sheila Dillon speaks to world-renowned wine writer and critic Jancis Robinson.
Sun, 5 May 13
Duration:
28 mins
How 13 strangers from different food cultures, met, cooked and shared some fascinating culinary stories.
Tue, 30 Apr 13
Duration:
24 mins
Charles Campion goes in search of the perfect Black Pudding.
Sun, 21 Apr 13
Duration:
28 mins
An army of lorries and other road vehicles keep our food economy moving. Sheila Dillon finds out what it's like to work, live and eat on the road.
Thu, 18 Apr 13
Duration:
29 mins
Tim Hayward bites into Britain's growing chilli scene, from growers to expert eaters and those who like their chillies red hot.
Mon, 8 Apr 13
Duration:
28 mins
Madhur Jaffrey's life through food.
Mon, 1 Apr 13
Duration:
29 mins
Fasting - is it good for the soul, body and mind?
Mon, 25 Mar 13
Duration:
28 mins
Tim Hayward tastes the quirky world of competitive marmalade-making.
Mon, 18 Mar 13
Duration:
28 mins
We are only just beginning to understand why taste is important to our health and wellbeing. For writer Marlena Spieler it's essential and she realised just how, following a car accident and a head injury that deprived her of her sense of taste.
Mon, 11 Mar 13
Duration:
25 mins
Sheila Dillon explores Africa's forest foods, both an emergency larder and source of wonderful flavours. With the support of Comic Relief and funds raised through Red Nose Day work is underway to tap into the potential of this neglected food source. From Shea butter to Maringa, Sheila tastes her way through this story with Tony Hill of the charity Tree Aid, and Malcolm Riley, "the African Chef", whose cooking career started in Zambia. On the menu, prawns stir-fried in an ingredient from the baobab tree, and as Malcolm explains, it's "modern African cuisine". Producer: Dan Saladino
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Jay Rayner hosts a new food panel show. Every week the expert team visit a different interesting food location in the UK and answer cooking questions from a live audience.
Tue, 8 Jan 13
37 minutes
Discover cooking techniques and tips to help you perfect your cooking know-how. Jenni Murray and Jane Garvey are joined by leading chefs and food writers who share their secrets for perfect…
Thu, 16 May 13
8 minutes
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