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The Food Programme

A Tribute to Derek Cooper

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Sheila Dillon pays tribute to the late Derek Cooper who started The Food Programme back in 1979 and changed the face of food broadcasting and journalism.

The Food Programme

Ken Hom 2 (of 2) - Politics, influence and the future

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

In the second of two special editions, Sheila Dillon talks to Ken Hom about his life through food. Today they focus on what Ken has been doing since his early BBC career. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sheila Dillon
Interviewed Guest:
Ken Hom
Producer:
Sarah Langan

The Food Programme

A Renaissance for Butchers?

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Sheila Dillon examines the state of the butchery profession and asks if the horsemeat scandal really did halt the decline of the high street butchers. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sheila Dillon
Interviewed Guest:
Illtud Dunsford
Interviewed Guest:
Charlotte Harbottle
Interviewed Guest:
Dario Cecchini
Producer:
Sarah Langan

The Food Programme

Ken Hom 1 (of 2) - The Early Years

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Over two special programmes from the Food Connections festival in Bristol, Sheila Dillon talks to Ken Hom about his life through food. 1/2. Ken's upbringing and early career. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sheila Dillon
Interviewed Guest:
Ken Hom
Producer:
Sarah Langan

The Food Programme

A Taste of Britain Revisited - Wales

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Dan Saladino goes to Wales as he revisits Derek Cooper's hunt for British regional foods and traditional ingredients, 40 years on. Show more

The Food Programme

Bees and the City - the Urban Honey Story

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

As bee populations fall, Sheila Dillon asks if salvation may be found in the mean streets of our cities. With reports from New York, Bristol, New Zealand and Copenhagen. Show more

The Food Programme

Women in the Kitchen

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Sheila Dillon looks at the state of play for female chefs in the professional kitchen. With Alice Waters, Sally Clarke, Margot Henderson, Mary-Ellen McTague and Joyce Molyneux. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sheila Dillon
Interviewed Guest:
Alice Waters
Interviewed Guest:
Sally Clarke
Interviewed Guest:
Margot Henderson
Interviewed Guest:
Mary-Ellen McTague
Interviewed Guest:
Joyce Molyneux
Producer:
Sarah Langan

The Food Programme

Get Ahead Treats for Christmas

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Diana Henry provides a guide to an Eastern Christmas with Bee Wilson and Sally Butcher, looking at 'get ahead' treats, and finding out why foods from the east feature at Christmas. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sheila Dillon
Interviewed Guest:
Diana Henry
Interviewed Guest:
Sally Butcher
Interviewed Guest:
Bee Wilson
Producer:
Sarah Langan

The Food Programme

Your food science questions for Harold McGee

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Sheila Dillon is joined by Harold McGee, whose research and writing have inspired many chefs, to answer listeners' food queries. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sheila Dillon
Interviewed Guest:
Harold McGee
Producer:
Sarah Langan

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Sheila Dillon takes a look at that most coveted of kitchen tools: the knife. She talks to chef Henry Harris about his passion for knives. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sheila Dillon
Interviewed Guest:
Henry Harris
Producer:
Sarah Langan

The Food Programme

Food and the Curriculum

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Stefan Gates talks to teachers, kids and cooks about food and the curriculum, ahead of the changes that come into force from September 2014. Show more

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Tim Hayward looks at the tradition of monastic food production, with stories from Sicily, New York and from closer to home. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tim Hayward
Interviewed Guest:
Giorgio Locatelli
Interviewed Guest:
Mary Taylor Simeti
Interviewed Guest:
Annie Gray
Interviewed Guest:
Madeline Scherb
Producer:
Sarah Langan

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Sheila Dillon talks to the publisher, writer and restaurateur Tom Jaine about his life. With contributions from Rick Stein, Joyce Molyneux and Tim Hayward. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sheila Dillon
Interviewed Guest:
Tom Jaine
Interviewed Guest:
Rick Stein
Interviewed Guest:
Joyce Molyneux
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Hayward
Producer:
Sarah Langan