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  3. Food Programme

Food Programme

Investigating every aspect of the food we eat

Programmes:
on BBC iPlayer (265)
coming up (2)
Previous programmes:
by year (276)

Available now on BBC iPlayer

  1. Listen to the latest programme

    Adventures in Vegetarian Cuisine

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    Listen now (28 minutes)

    Available since today.

    Can a new wave of vegetarian chefs and food writers change mainstream cuisine?

  2. Also available

    1. The Trouble with Chocolate

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      Available since Sunday.

      Sheila Dillon explains why supplies of cocoa around the world are facing a tricky future.

    2. Generation Food

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      Available since Sun, 29 Jan 2012.

      A profile of the people coming up with radical ideas for food in the UK.

    3. London 2012, Coke and McDonalds

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      Available since Sun, 22 Jan 2012.

      Food and the Olympics. Guest presenter John Inverdale looks ahead to London 2012.

    4. Food Stories: What Happened Next?

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      Available since Sun, 15 Jan 2012.

      Sheila Dillon reports on the major developments in the big food stories of 2011.

See all 265 programmes available now.

Featured

Food and Farming Awards 2010: the winners

For the 11th edition of the BBC Food and Farming Awards we served up an all-star line up including Alex James, Mark Hix and Angela Hartnett.

Find out who the winners are in our special programme.

Listen to this year's Food & Farming Awards

Guild of Food Writers Award for The Food Programme

An edition of The Food Programme presented by Sheila Dillon, on ‘Nutritionism’, has won an award from The Guild of Food Writers. You can Listen Again.

Michael Pollan and Nutritionism

Voice of Listener & Viewer (VLV) Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting

VLV has awarded The Food Programme the Best Radio Programme in 2009.

The Food Programme Blog

The Food Programme Blog

Coming up

Sunday, 12:32 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Comfort Food

In these uncomfortable times, Sheila Dillon asks what role food plays in giving comfort.

See all 2 programmes coming up.

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