The Food Chain

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

Latest episodes

1. Pesticide exports

   30 Nov 2023

   27 min ▶

2. Food for new mums

   23 Nov 2023

   28 min ▶

3. Eco scores on food labels

   16 Nov 2023

   27 min ▶

4. How to read a menu

   09 Nov 2023

   30 min ▶

5. Cooking in extreme places

   02 Nov 2023

   27 min ▶

6. Why is food so expensive in Ghana?

   25 Oct 2023

   30 min ▶

7. The rise of private chefs

   18 Oct 2023

   28 min ▶

8. How to feed a city

   11 Oct 2023

   28 min ▶

9. Can you eat your way to 100?

   05 Oct 2023

   28 min ▶

10. Bonnie Garmus: My life in five dishes

    27 Sep 2023

    30 min ▶

11. Alice Waters: My life in five dishes

    26 Sep 2023

    36 min ▶

12. How to feed a footballer

    26 Sep 2023

    31 min ▶

13. Is it time to add vitamin D to food?

    26 Sep 2023

    31 min ▶

14. The food that broke through lockdown

    26 Sep 2023

    30 min ▶

15. Should the US abandon tipping?

    26 Sep 2023

    29 min ▶

16. A year in the life of a Chinese restaurant

    26 Sep 2023

    28 min ▶

17. Portion distortion

    26 Sep 2023

    34 min ▶

18. How to love chillies

    26 Sep 2023

    28 min ▶

19. The man taking on fast food

    26 Sep 2023

    33 min ▶

20. America's 'food apartheid'

    26 Sep 2023

    28 min ▶