Food under siege
If access to a city is blocked food supplies can quickly plummet, electricity and water can become scarce, and people can be forced to find new ways to feed themselves. Black markets thrive and some m...
1 Aug 201926min
Baristas: The daily grind
What is the person making your coffee secretly thinking about you? Which orders make their heart sink?Emily Thomas is joined by three top baristas in Dublin, Brazil and India. They explain how making ...
25 Jul 201926min
Angela Hartnett: My life in five dishes
Angela Hartnett is one of the UK's most high profile chefs. She tells Emily Thomas about her life through five memorable dishes, from learning to cook with her Italian grandmother, to being awarded a ...
18 Jul 201926min
The pig plague
A deadly and highly contagious disease is sweeping across Asia, killing millions of pigs and destroying the livelihoods of millions of farming families. African Swine Fever is not harmful to humans, b...
11 Jul 201926min
When is a burger not a burger?
Vegetarian and vegan food companies are under attack for using words like ‘burger', ‘sausage’, or ‘steak’ to describe their meat-free products. The meat industry and some politicians argue such words ...
4 Jul 201926min
The quest for black gold
How powerful can a steaming pile of rotting food be?One third of the world’s food is lost or wasted, greenhouse emissions are warming our planet, and about a third of the world’s soil is degraded. Com...
27 Jun 201926min
How not to run a restaurant
It’s a dream shared by many a food lover - a restaurant of their very own. A showcase for their skill and creativity. A passion that also pays the bills.But are aspiring restaurateurs always aware of...
20 Jun 201930min
Lunches changing lives
Millions of children in India risk being deprived of a good education because of hunger. Poverty means they often go to school on an empty stomach, making it hard for them to concentrate, and malnutri...
13 Jun 201926min
