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Investigating every aspect of the food we eat @BBCRadio4 Presenters: @SheilaDillon @dansaladinouk @jaegawise @leylakazim π§ [email protected]
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All the thrills, the moving moments, the sheer fascinatingness of our winners (& those on shortlists who are also really remarkable & missed gold by a whisker) captured in 42 minutes on todayβs The Food Programme now on BBC Sounds & all other platforms.

Illustrator John Leech created this image for A Christmas Carol in 1843. It features a food detail that explains why, for Charles Dickens, one of the highlights (& best cakes) of the festivities was yet to come. Join Dan Saladino Ivan Day & Pen Vogler bbc.in/40dzw3m


Today at 11am on @bbcradio4 Jaega Wise looks at the story of the food bank. There were barely any in 2000 but they number almost three thousand today. Among the guests is the ex-PM Gordon Brown who is behind a new initiative called the Multibank.


From almost zero to 3,000 food banks in 20+ years - how did we get here? Powerful stories from our neighbours @brisnwfoodbank feature in this eye-opening The Food Programme episode exploring Britain's growing reliance on emergency food support π§ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0β¦

Robots delivering plates? Supermarkets using AI to predict what we'll eat? This week's episode with Jaega Wise on @bbcradio4 looks at how tech is changing the way we eat. With thanks to Tracey Follows Harry Wallop Will Torrent Zig Buu Tastewise @pronouncedhare & Cosmoπ€π»

Latest edition: Dan Saladino tries to solve a puzzle. Chef Mike Keen has been in the Arctic sometimes kayaking 1000s of miles, sometimes not. The story he tells Dan raises big QNs about diet, exercise & health + Chris van Tulleken π³οΈβπ + Dr Andrew Jenkinson Listen: bbc.in/3CFFmS2


As Dry January comes to a close Jaega Wise looks at the UK's booming alcohol-free drinks sector with help from Club Soda @kaminsight Wiper and True | Beautiful Beer Bristol Beer Factory Lucky Saint Three Spirit Drinks All at bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0β¦ πΊπΈπ·π»


A 3am wake-up call to join the meat traders of Smithfield Market for this week's prog. The City of London is closing both Smithfield and the Billingsgate fish market so what will it mean for our food security? Feat. @Aliciajweston Matthew Green Carolyn Steel Professor Tim Langπ₯©ππ»


As fragile infrastructure shuts Heathrow down, what does it also reveal about UK food resilience in the face of future crisis? β¦Dan Saladinoβ© looks at prepping in Sweden, our dependence on a small network of warehouses & why beans means resilience bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0β¦

Burnt burgers begone! This week Jimi Famurewa investigates the improving state of food at football matches. He's at AFC Wimbledon to sample samosas & souvlaki. There's a nod to liquor Leyton Orient FC and a trip to the all-vegan Forest Green. Big thanks to Daniel Gray & Jack Peat


How much organic food do you buy? In Denmark they eat a whole lot more than us.. why? Sheila Dillon has been to Copenhagen finding out whatβs driving the market there and hearing how the push for more plant-based eating could change that. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00β¦

.Sheila Dillon ladling handmade soft cheese, inspired by a Tudor recipe, at The Courtyard Dairy in Yorkshire. What bearing does a newly transcribed pamphlet of cheese have on cheese-making today? New episode out now, on history and health benefits π» bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0β¦

Today's episode of Radio 4's The Food Programme features our Economic and Social Research Council-funded research on the past, present & future of school meals incl. an interview with Dr Heather Ellis ξ¨. Also explores the new exhibition with Food Museum! bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00β¦ Research & Impact at Sheffield Social Sciences | The University of Sheffield

A fantastic item on BBC Radio 4's The Food Programme on school dinners featuring our own Food Museum's excellent School Dinners exhibition. Also check out the amazing work happening at Greenside primary school in Shepherd's Bush. Sheila Dillon Elliot Foundation bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0β¦