Family ties
Ruth Alexander revisits some of the most powerful stories from 2025, all revealing the power food has to bind people together.
Food is at the centre of family life – on ordinary days, in the everyday rush, during the dramas, and the quieter moments too.
In this episode, Ruth Alexander looks back at some of The Food Chain's most moving and intimate moments of 2025, all revealing the power food has to bind people together.
From the first meal taken by a foster child in an unfamiliar home to the couple cooking together for the first time in their lives after a dementia diagnosis, these stories show how food has the capacity to strengthen family bonds and how its absence can shape a life just as deeply.
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Producer: Rumella Dasgupta.
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Christmas Day 202504:32GMTBBC World Service & Live News- Christmas Day 202513:32GMTBBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
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