News
We're replacing BBC Sounds outside the UK and bringing you BBC.com, a seamless way to read, watch, and listen - all in one place.
Visit bbc.com/audio or need more help?
Series 48
Episode 3
Jay Rayner and the answer questions from a hungry audience in Macclesfield.
24 May 2025,·28 mins
Coffee Crisis: Why are Prices Breaking Records?
Dan Saladino hears from coffee industry insiders about the current spike in global prices.
23 May 2025,·41 mins
Let food do the talking
Does food have the power to send messages when words aren’t enough?
22 May 2025,·26 mins
Introducing What’s Up Docs? With Chris and Xand van Tulleken
Drs Chris and Xand are on a mission to help us take better care of ourselves.
30 Apr 2025,·29 mins
A taste of the Caribbean and root to fruit eating
Chef Tom Hunt tells us about eating and cooking more sustainably.
19 Mar 2020,·27 mins
A traditional South Asian thali
Kat’s taught how to cook a South Asian thali meal by the women who run Roshni Kitchen
24 May 2025,·31 mins
6. Fish & Chips - Takeaway Bonus
Recapping each Melting Pot lesson by making the nation’s favourite. It’s a Chef’s kiss!
25 Feb 2025,·17 mins
Cider Brined Pork Shoulder Chops with Grilled Apple and Walnut Salad
Cider brined pork shoulder chops with grilled apple and walnut salad
23 May 2025,·7 mins
Yotam Ottolenghi's Roasted Aubergine with Saffron Yoghurt
Veg is king at Ottolenghi Christmas. Andi and Yotam get festive.
31 Dec 2022,·24 mins
5. Inverness
Simon Preston helps create a signature dish for the capital of the Highlands, Inverness.
04 Jul 2014,·15 mins
The Global Food System
If the global food system is failing Wales, what are the homegrown solutions?
09 Jul 2024,·28 mins
8. The Final Test
Will Shruti accomplish her mission? Her parents give their verdict.
22 Jan 2024,·13 mins
Tam Cowan talks to the chef behind Glasgow's first Michelin star in 18 years
Tam Cowan talks to Lorna McNee about bringing Glasgow its first Michelin star in 18 years
01 Apr 2021,·28 mins
Kate Young's Jansson’s Temptation
Kate Young shares her recipe for the festive Swedish dish.
24 Dec 2020,·9 mins
2. Growth and Impact
Steph McGovern continues her exploration of one of life's essential ingredients - salt.
16 Feb 2015,·30 mins
Series 7
Leeds
Hardeep Singh Kohli travels round the UK cooking lunch for people with remarkable stories.
14 Jan 2018,·30 mins
What Goes Around
Will Self explores the environmental impact of the bottled water industry.
17 Mar 2021,·14 mins
Spicing Up Soup
Making soup exciting and celebrating the versatile Jerusalem artichoke.
15 Feb 2019,·32 mins
Scotland’s Sensational Soft Fruit
Tam Cowan talks to Scotland’s very own Jam Boy Fraser Doherty
18 Feb 2021,·29 mins
Food and Farming Awards 2023
BBC Food and Farming Awards 2023: Second Course
Sheila Dillon presents more stories from the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2023.
05 Nov 2023,·28 mins
Steve Carver lives the life of a seasonal apple picker on a farm in Herefordshire.
23 Sep 2011,·30 mins
Ruby Tandoh on the fascinating, evolving role played by food in art over the centuries.
15 Mar 2015,·30 mins
Ben Schott examines the graphic and gastronomic tricks of the menu.
29 Sep 2014,·30 mins
What was it like to serve in a 1930s country house?
14 Aug 2004,·30 mins
Aleks Krotoski explores the amazing world of fictional food made real.
10 Jun 2017,·30 mins
The growing problem of alcohol abuse among older people, told through personal stories.
10 Aug 2015,·40 mins