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The Food Chain
BBC World Service
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The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.
Recent Episodes
SEP 16, 2026
Is a healthy diet more expensive?
With the price of food rising globally, Ruth Alexander asks, does healthy food cost more?
26 MIN
SEP 9, 2026
What do chefs eat?
How chefs stay fueled whilst cooking for us
26 MIN
AUG 19, 2026
The regulars
Why some people frequent the same business again and again
26 MIN
AUG 12, 2026
Leaving home
What should you be able to cook when you leave home for the first time?
26 MIN
AUG 5, 2026
What can food tell us about the past?
How ancient diets, old recipes and archaeology reveal the story of our past.
26 MIN
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