The Food Programme
Hosted by Sheila Dillon and Dan Saladino and Leyla Kazim and Jaega Wise and Jimi Famurewa · BBC Radio 4
4.7from 384 ratings
- 846
- Episodes
- 132
- Transcribed
- 384
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2010
- First episode
About The Food Programme
Investigating every aspect of the food we eat
- Publisher
- BBC Radio 4
- Category
- arts
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 7 Sept 2010
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
132 of 846 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Food and Magic
30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The BBC Food and Farming Awards 2026
23 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Regenerative Farming and Nutrition
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Food and Magic
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So a physician would have looked at a plant and thought that leaf's lung shaped. So we'll use that for lung problems. oh, that flower looks like an eye. We'll use that for eye problems. Some of it worked, some of it didn't. It was a bit trial and error, but it kind of stems from that, a lot of it. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on The Food Programme
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Paula McIntyre
- Ian Wilkinson
- Lucy Williamson
- Grace Kangara
- Rob Ward
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 244 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 140 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100
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- Quality
- 95
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 67
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Who hosts The Food Programme?
Sheila Dillon and Dan Saladino and Leyla Kazim and Jaega Wise and Jimi Famurewa host the show. Published by BBC Radio 4.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Food Programme take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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