From the American war of independence to the Cuban missile crisis sugar has had an unexpectedly central role in conflicts that have shaped the world.
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Sweetness and Desire: A Short History of Sugar
From Medicine to Menace
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Bee Wilson explores our current anxiety over sugar, which first arrived in Britain as a medicine - a far cry from the public enemy status it has acquired today.
Sweetness and Desire: A Short History of Sugar
The Lure of Sweetness
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Food writer Bee Wilson explores the history of that paradoxical food sugar. Our love for sweetness runs very deep and in this first episode Bee delves into the question of why. Show more
Sweetness and Desire: A Short History of Sugar
The Sweet-toothed Nation
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Bee Wilson explores Britain's relationship with sugar. First arriving here with returning crusaders it wasn't until the industrial revolution that it became a key part of our diet.
Sweetness and Desire: A Short History of Sugar
Slaves to Sweetness
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Since earliest times, slaves have toiled to satisfy our craving for sugar. Bee Wilson explores how it was Britain in the 17th and 18th centuries that industrialised the horror.