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Food Programme

Investigating every aspect of the food we eat

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    Breakfast

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    Available since Sunday.

    Tim Hayward offers reflections on the past, present and future of the British breakfast.

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    1. The Life of Pie

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      Available since Sun, 20 May 2012.

      Tim Hayward on how the public and chefs fell back in love with the humble British pie.

    2. A Soya Bean Future?

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      Available since Sun, 13 May 2012.

      What is the future for one of the world's most successful and controversial crops, soya?

    3. Seaweed, a Forgotten Food?

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      Available since Sun, 6 May 2012.

      Nutritious, tasty but overlooked, Sheila Dillon asks if seaweed is the food of the future?

    4. A Scramble for Eggs?

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      Available since Tue, 1 May 2012.

      Sheila Dillon looks at changes to egg supplies following the EU's ban on battery cages.

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Food and Farming Awards 2011: the winners

For the 12th edition of the BBC Food and Farming Awards, Sheila Dillon hosted a mouth-watering show with a line-up including Richard Corrigan, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and James Martin.

Find out the winners by listening to this very special programme.

Listen to the Food and Farming Awards 2011

Guild of Food Writers Award 2011

An edition of The Food Programme presented has won the category "Food Broadcast of the Year Award" at The Guild of Food Writers Awards. You can hear the episode by clicking the link below.

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

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

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Wine Trends

Simon Parkes reports on the latest trends in the wine industry.

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