The Food ChainEpisodes Available now

Tweaks for 2026: How to eat better
The smartest nutrition advice from 2025 to help you feel better in 2026

Family ties
Revisiting some of the most powerful stories from 2025

What is the ultimate hangover cure?
Find out what happens in your body after you’ve had alcohol and whether any remedies work

Food heroes and villains
Why does social media cast some foods as heroes and others as villains?

How to eat well in the cold
What kinds of food and drink help people keep warm while living in extreme cold?

To tip or not to tip?
What wait staff really think about your payments for their service

The servers: The highs and lows of waiting on tables
What is your table server really thinking? We hear about the working lives of wait staff

Food by drones?
From hot takeaways to emergency aid, are autonomous aircraft the future?

Turmeric: The golden spice
Rumella Dasgupta looks at the history of turmeric and its uses in both food and medicine

The chefs
Chefs from three continents tell Ruth Alexander what makes this demanding job so special.