How Did the Chicken Cross the World?

Leyla Kazim revisits some of The Food Programme's most memorable stories to ask: what happened next? From 500kg of eels stranded in a holding tank in Gloucestershire and English olive oil being pressed in Lincolnshire, to the future of halloumi in Cyprus following an outbreak of ...  Show more

Soaring cacao prices broke all records and then they crashed. Dan Saladino explores the fallout, the impact on farmers, their communities, industry players and chocolate lovers.Produced and presented by Dan Saladino 

Dr Chris van Tulleken is on a mission to find out what we’re eating, why, and who or what might be influencing our decisions. And he’s starting his quest to uncover food truths with the most eaten meat in the world, and one of the most numerous animals on our planet: chicken.He’s ...  Show more

We're a planet addicted to chicken and our appetites fuel a massive global industry, but is it one we should support?While some cite it as a shining example of a super-efficient food production system, one that could help drive food security around the world, others say it is a c ...  Show more

In the 1940s the U.S. Department of Agriculture and A&P supermarkets teamed up to hold a contest to see who could breed the meatiest, most efficient, most visually appealing chicken. 

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How has a small bird from the jungles of southeast Asia gone on to be the most popular source of protein in the world? In this episode, we are going to talk about the economics of chicken, and how farmers have managed to drastically reduce its price. The transformation of chicken ...  Show more