The Food Chain
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The Food Chain

by BBC World Service

The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.

102 episodes
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1
How to have a stress-free family meal
26:28 Mar 26, 2026
2
What to eat to run a marathon
26:28 Mar 19, 2026
3
Giving it all up for food
26:29 Mar 12, 2026
4
The story of the sandwich
26:29 Mar 5, 2026
5
Small kitchens
26:29 Feb 26, 2026
6
The risk takers
26:29 Feb 19, 2026
7
How to write a recipe
26:41 Feb 12, 2026
8
Can you learn to love the foods you hate?
26:29 Feb 5, 2026
9
Fermented foods: A beginner's guide
30:47 Jan 29, 2026
10
Dinner unboxed
26:29 Jan 22, 2026
11
Should we all eat the Mediterranean way?
26:27 Jan 15, 2026
12
Tweaks for 2026: How to eat better
26:29 Jan 8, 2026
13
Family ties
26:29 Dec 25, 2025
14
What is the ultimate hangover cure?
26:28 Dec 18, 2025
15
Food heroes and villains
26:29 Dec 11, 2025
16
How to eat well in the cold
26:29 Dec 4, 2025
17
To tip or not to tip?
26:29 Nov 27, 2025
18
The servers: The highs and lows of waiting on tables
26:28 Nov 20, 2025
19
Food by drones?
31:14 Nov 13, 2025
20
Turmeric: The golden spice
26:28 Nov 6, 2025
21
The chefs
26:29 Oct 30, 2025
22
The coffee habit: Why do we love it so much?
27:59 Oct 22, 2025
23
The power of pepper
26:28 Oct 15, 2025
24
How (not) to complain
26:51 Oct 8, 2025
25
Portion size: How much should you eat?
26:28 Oct 1, 2025
26
Dining etiquette: What really matters?
26:29 Sep 24, 2025
27
How to set a food trend
26:28 Sep 17, 2025
28
Flavour: The potato chip story
29:38 Sep 10, 2025
29
Should I eat breakfast?
26:28 Sep 3, 2025
30
Bottom trawling and the future of global fish supplies
26:29 Aug 27, 2025
31
Making care home food better
26:28 Aug 20, 2025
32
Garlic: Food or medicine?
26:29 Aug 13, 2025
33
The anti-dementia diet
26:29 Aug 6, 2025
34
Eating well with dementia
26:29 Jul 30, 2025
35
India's caste system and food
26:28 Jul 23, 2025
36
A place at the table: fostering and adoption
32:22 Jul 16, 2025
37
Protein v fibre
26:29 Jul 9, 2025
38
Video game food
26:29 Jul 2, 2025
39
The story of your plate
26:28 Jun 25, 2025
40
Thai food: Winning hearts and minds
30:37 Jun 18, 2025
41
AI in the food chain
28:40 Jun 11, 2025
42
The buyers
26:29 Jun 4, 2025
43
May contain: The food allergy risk
26:28 May 28, 2025
44
Let food do the talking
26:29 May 21, 2025
45
Snackification: Our love affair with snacks
26:28 May 14, 2025
46
Stress, eat, repeat?
26:28 May 7, 2025
47
A fresh start
26:28 May 1, 2025
48
Food cottage industries
26:29 Apr 23, 2025
49
What’s the future for Indigenous food?
26:28 Apr 16, 2025
50
The packaging problem
26:29 Apr 10, 2025
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