National Apple Day is 21 October, so Sheila Dillon sets off for Herefordshire to hear about the changes taking place in the UK's apple orchards.
(Extended repeat tomorrow at 4pm)

Apples galore: Sheila Dillon looks at the core issues behind current trends in the cultivation of British apples.

The Food Programme 12.30pm R4
In two days' time it will be National Apple Day, an annual event to raise public awareness of what's going on in Britain's orchards. To spare you having to take part in organised sessions such as the "longest peel" competition, Sheila Dillon takes The Food Programme out to discover the truth behind the recent renaissance in British apple-growing. We learn of plans drawn up by the National Trust for an orchard in Jersey that will contain every known example of British apple in order to preserve their genes for posterity. Then there's a report from Ampleforth Abbey in Yorkshire, where the monks are fighting a battle against decay in their trees, and a visit to Yorkshire Orchards where two local lasses are growing over 60 different varieties of apple, including classic English ranges as well as modern varieties from around the world. And speaking of global brands, why is it that China is now the biggest apple producer in the world? Now that's the crunch question (sorry).