Wheelchair Fajitas and Talking Scales
Food is how we structure everyday life. For some people living with disabilities, the smallest of culinary tasks can be very frustrating and difficult.As part of the BBC’s Disability Works season - ex...
18 Feb 201726min
The Plankton Problem
You've swallowed many of them throughout your life without realising, and some look like aliens: we look at plankton, the sea's smallest living creatures that have a big global impact. At the centre o...
11 Feb 201726min
Got Gumbo?
What can one single dish tell you about America's history? One particular bowl of soup gives us an insight about the future of cultures that convene around it. Gumbo is eaten by nearly everyone in New...
4 Feb 201726min
Should You Drink Your Food?
Why won't our brains let us feel full on liquid food? After all, we spent the first months of our lives living on milk alone.We talk to a man who lived on liquid alone for 30 days, as we explore why a...
21 Jan 201726min
Of Maize and Men: Unpicked
This week we continue the story of the most abundant crop on earth. Last week we established its position as the king of the crops. This time we ask: are we producing too much of a good thing? Does th...
14 Jan 201726min
Of Maize and Men: The Rise
Corn is everywhere, in much of our food, drink and even packaging.It has found its way, in a myriad of guises, into thousands of products and has come to dominate the industrialised food supply. Hundr...
7 Jan 201726min
Food Chain: The Quiz
Have you ever wondered how many litres of water it takes to make one egg, or what links a 19th-Century electrician to modern pet food? Whose job was it to eat a corpse cake, what really happens when y...
31 Dec 201626min
Food Chain: The Musical
What can our music tell us about our culinary and cultural heritage?We explore the ways songs about planting, growing, milking and cooking reflect our lives and our livelihoods. The BBC's Kent DePinto...
24 Dec 201626min
