The Food Programme

Dan Saladino

Booking Overview

This BBC Radio 4 food documentary program explores food history, culture, production, policy, and everyday eating through reported features and interviews with historians, academics, producers, and practitioners. Credible pitches include food historians, archaeologists, food-policy specialists, agricultural and culinary experts, and leaders working in school meals or sustainable food systems; booking difficulty is medium because the program is established but its guest pool includes accessible subject-matter experts.

Metrics

Episodes: 843

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: United Kingdom

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

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Host

Dan Saladino - Food journalist, broadcaster, and author known for reporting on food history, culture, biodiversity, and the preservation of threatened food traditions.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Established expertise in food history, archaeology, agriculture, food production, culinary traditions, food policy, nutrition, or institutional catering; relevant academic, professional, or hands-on experience is valued over celebrity status.

Required Achievements:

Academic or research expertise in food, history, archaeology, or related fields, Leadership or specialist experience in food production, farming, catering, or food policy, Recognized knowledge of regional, historical, or cultural food traditions

Recent Guest Discussions

Ben Jervis - What Archaeology Reveals About Changes In English Diets After The Norman Conquest.

Millie Horton-Insch - How Food Is Depicted In The Bayeux Tapestry.

Jean Olivier Petrich - Normandy Cider Production And The Region's Expertise In Traditional Drinks.

Christian Drouin - Normandy Cider-making, Calvados, And Pommeau Production.

David Raguet - Normandy's Traditional Soft Cheeses And Their History.

Recent Topics

Food, Food History, Food Culture, Food Systems, Food Policy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Food Programme

The BBC Food and Farming Awards 2026: The Food Producers

September 25, 2026

Each year The BBC Food & Farming Awards celebrates food producers who are going above and beyond to create delicious and sustainable food. They are examples of how food can be a force for good, improving our local areas, health and environment. In this programme judges Sheila Dillon and Paula McIntyre meet the three finalists and announce the whole of this year's Awards shortlist.

Stories of Food and Poverty

September 18, 2026

Dan Saladino visits the annual Oxford Food Symposium and explores its theme of 'poverty food'.Stories told at the event ranged from the historic links between breadfruit and the slave trade and the cooking demos organised for the poorest families in Edwardian London. We also hear about the oldest known cookbook to feature recipes for people in poverty, dating back to 14th century Persia.How has poverty has shaped food cultures over the centuries? The symposium set out to provide answers.As we...

What the Normans Did for Our Diet

September 10, 2026

On BBC Radio 4 we’re marking the arrival of the Bayeux Tapestry in London by exploring the impact of the Norman invasion. In this programme, food historian Dr Annie Gray travels to Normandy to investigate how the Norman Conquest changed what we eat and drink.The Normans crossed the English Channel with new cheeses, different varieties of apple to make cider and introduced rabbits to our table. Annie samples the “Fantastic Four” of Norman soft cheeses – Livarot, Camembert, Neufchâtel and Pon...

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