The Cost of Food

October 2, 2026 · 42 min

Sheila Dillon is joined by a panel at Abergavenny Food Festival to ask - why is food costing so much more than it used to, and what would it take to build a food system that works better for everyone? Food prices in the UK have risen…
The BBC Food and Farming Awards 2026: The Food Producers

September 25, 2026 · 41 min

Each year The BBC Food & Farming Awards celebrates food producers who are going above and beyond to create delicious and sustainable food. They are examples of how food can be a force for good, improving our local areas, health and…
Stories of Food and Poverty

September 18, 2026 · 42 min

Dan Saladino visits the annual Oxford Food Symposium and explores its theme of 'poverty food'. Stories told at the event ranged from the historic links between breadfruit and the slave trade and the cooking demos organised for the poorest…
What the Normans Did for Our Diet

September 10, 2026 · 42 min

On BBC Radio 4 we’re marking the arrival of the Bayeux Tapestry in London by exploring the impact of the Norman invasion. In this programme, food historian Dr Annie Gray travels to Normandy to investigate how the Norman Conquest changed…
A Day in the Life of a School Catering Manager

September 4, 2026 · 42 min

School food is back in the spotlight, and as governments across the UK look to improve what children eat, what does it actually take to change a school meals service? Jaega Wise spends a day with Andrew Cowan, Catering Manager at Bury…
Fork and Knife

August 28, 2026 · 42 min

"One day we will eat with a knife and fork." As they were growing up, it's a phrase Ify Adenuga repeated to her children, including the grime artists Skepta and JME. The saying would later inspire the title of Skepta's 2026 album Fork &…
Taste the World: The Origins of Our Food

August 21, 2026 · 42 min

Dan Saladino meets this year's collection of musicians from around the world who are cooking as they perform at the WOMAD festival. What do their dishes reveal about global food history? Produced and presented by Dan Saladino.
The Dark Arts of Affinage

August 14, 2026 · 43 min

There are many ways to age a cheese so how best to refine its flavours over time? Welcome to the art of affinage - a French term that translates as "refining" a cheese - and a practice that is starting to take off in the UK. Sheila Dillon…