The Food Chain Episodes Episode guide
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Should we farm octopus?
We examine plans to open the world鈥檚 first octopus farm.
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A dish fit for the King
What does the coronation dish - a quiche - tell us about King Charles III?
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The growth of GM food
Governments in India and Kenya want their citizens to eat genetically modified food.
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How AI could design our diets
Are machines better at deciding what we should eat, than we are?
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Is this the end of the British caff?
Why the home of the 鈥榝ull English鈥� breakfast is closing 鈥� and what鈥檚 at stake.
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Can small farms feed the world?
What sort of farm is best for our planet, wallet and diet?
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Bringing dark kitchens into the light
Are the hidden-away catering spaces undergoing an image change?
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What do medics really eat?
Healthcare staff discuss the challenge of eating healthily on shift
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How to photograph food
What it really takes to make something look delicious.
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A taste of home
What does a family forced to leave their country eat on their journey to safety?
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The joy of feeding birds
Who鈥檚 getting more out of this human-animal interaction 鈥� the birds or us?
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Feeding the VIPs
Lifting the lid on the high pressure and unsung world of high-end mass catering
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The growth of food banks in Africa
Food banks have arrived in Africa 鈥� can they tackle food poverty?
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What's the best pasta shape?
Why something so tasty can be controversial
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What's the big deal about fine dining?
The world鈥檚 so-called 鈥榖est restaurant鈥� is closing 鈥� so what?
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Why can鈥檛 my child swallow?
Dysphagia: parents share their experiences of feeding a child with swallowing problems
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The ghost writers
The people who pen cookbooks for celebrity chefs.
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The opera singer's diet
What do the skilled performers eat to hit the high notes?
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Chefs who changed course
Chefs who left the heat of the professional kitchen, and what they do now.
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Cooking with love
Your stories about the sentimental items in your kitchens
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A Ukrainian table at Christmas
Ukrainians living in the UK talk about how they鈥檒l mark the festive season
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Hard to swallow
Dysphagia: Navigating an invisible disorder
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Why does Africa import a lot of food?
We speak to food entrepreneurs about how Africa can be more self sufficient
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Eggonomics
Egg prices are rising 鈥� is avian flu to blame?
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Samuel Ikua: Global Youth Champion 2022
This year鈥檚 award winner and his mission to get people farming in the city
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Food as rehabilitation
Could changing the food behind bars improve prisoner outcomes?
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Island diets
What do you eat if you live on an island?
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The buffet business
How do you make money out of them, and what happens to all the leftovers?
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Forbidden food: The Jews of Spain
The suppression of Jewish cooking under the Spanish Inquisition, and its global spread
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What do astronauts eat?
Designing a diet to keep astronauts healthy
