First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
In Egypt - where the Nile delta was once the grain store of the Roman world - Robert Penn learns how to scythe wheat as farmers have done for thousands of years. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
In America, Robert Penn discovers how the combine harvester transformed the vast plains of the Midwest. In Wales, his first harvest provides flour to make bread for a year. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Journalist Robert Penn examines how from ancient times white bread became the preserve of the rich, while brown loaves were eaten by the poor. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Journalist Robert Penn explores how bread has been central to religion through the ages, and he tries out his new bread-making skills on his family. Show more