The Food ChainEpisodes Available now
How to write a recipe
Ruth Alexander learns about the art, science and hard work that goes into recipe writing.
Can you learn to love the foods you hate?
Exploring where food dislikes come from and whether they can be changed
Fermented foods: A beginner's guide
Discover the basics of fermented food. How to make it and what it's doing in our guts.
Dinner unboxed
What meal kits reveal about how we plan, buy and cook our food
Should we all eat the Mediterranean way?
How the Mediterranean diet came to be the world's most researched and recommended diet.
Tweaks for 2026: How to eat better
The smartest nutrition advice from 2025 to help you feel better in 2026
Family ties
Revisiting some of the most powerful stories from 2025
What is the ultimate hangover cure?
Find out what happens in your body after you’ve had alcohol and whether any remedies work
Food heroes and villains
Why does social media cast some foods as heroes and others as villains?
How to eat well in the cold
What kinds of food and drink help people keep warm while living in extreme cold?
