A former-coffee lover goes on the hunt for a decent cup without the buzz, and discovers why it's so hard to get...
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Ciência e Cultura audios
Buckinghamshire with Professor David Wilson
David Wilson is a well known criminologist and former prison governor. Clare meets him in the village of Wicken on...
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How to enjoy eating with your own children
Mealtimes with small children, whether they are your own or someone else's, can be a far from relaxing experience....
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by Phil Porter. A tale of two wheels. Why do we cycle and why do we cheat?
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Meatpacking's coronavirus problem
Meatpacking plants around the world are quickly becoming hotspots for Coronavirus outbreaks. In many rural parts of...
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Anita Rani on Hackney and Walthamstow Marshes
Clare Balding walks with Anita Rani on Hackney and Walthamstow Marshes. They also explore Walthamstow Wetlands, an...
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Selassie Atadika: My life in five dishes
Selassie Atadika spent a decade working for the UN in some of the world’s most volatile regions, and it led to...
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Asma Khan: My life in five dishes
When Asma Khan was born it was said her mother cried, but not tears of joy. As a second daughter born in 1960s India,...
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Beachcombing on the Isle of Sheppey
Clare goes beachcombing on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent with author Lisa Woollett. Lisa is fascinated by what we...
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Opening a restaurant in a pandemic
Is there ever a good time to open a restaurant? Surely, during a global pandemic isn’t one of them? As...
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The chef who took on hospital food
Almost ten years ago, chef Joshna Maharaj walked into a hospital kitchen and was horrified by what she saw. Since...
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A spongy collection of flour, water, wild yeasts and bacteria may seem an unlikely object of affection, but some...
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Many of us love cookbooks. For some, they are a useful tool, and for others a source of inspiration. But then there...
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Dominique Crenn: My life in five dishes
Abandoned by her biological mother at six months old, a victim of sexual harassment and discrimination in the...
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Food media's moment of reckoning?
When a misguided halloween costume resurfaced on social media in June - no one could have predicted the events that...
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Sean Sherman: My life in five dishes
After decades of racism, persecution and forced assimilation, Native Americans had lost many of their traditional...
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Do you give food emojis much thought? If not, perhaps you should. Emily Thomas hears how these tiny digital images...
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Only three countries still hunt whales commercially. They do it despite little demand for whale meat and sometimes...
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Coronavirus shutdowns have seen many more people step into the kitchen to cook for themselves this year. Whilst...
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The fertiliser that blew up Beirut
Following the Beirut explosion, we’re exploring the chemical that caused the blast - ammonium nitrate....
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