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Fed with Chris van Tulleken

How chicken got big. Chris van Tulleken unwraps the forces that shape what we eat. This is how we changed chicken and chicken changed us.

Radio 4,10 episodes

Episodes

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Series 1: Planet Chicken
Introducing Fed with Chris van Tulleken – Planet Chicken
How chicken got big. Dr Chris van Tulleken unwraps the forces that shape what we eat.
23 Oct 2023,3 mins
Series 1: Planet Chicken
1. The Invention Of Chicken
Dr Chris van Tulleken discovers how we changed chicken, and how chicken changed us.
30 Oct 2023,28 mins
Series 1: Planet Chicken
2. A Chicken and Egg Story
How human innovation turned chicken from backyard bird to multi-billion dollar industry.
06 Nov 2023,28 mins
Series 1: Planet Chicken
3. U OK Hen?
Dr Chris van Tulleken explores what it takes to make a chicken happy.
13 Nov 2023,28 mins
Series 1: Planet Chicken
4. The Ethical Consumer's Dilemma
Dr Chris van Tulleken asks whether we can raise a chicken that's good for the planet.
20 Nov 2023,28 mins
Series 1: Planet Chicken
5. Fine Print
Dr Chris van Tulleken asks if we can trust what's on the label when it comes to food.
27 Nov 2023,28 mins
Series 1: Planet Chicken
6. The Fast Food Trap
Dr Chris van Tulleken gets a taste of a guilty pleasure: sinful yet delicious fast food.
04 Dec 2023,28 mins
Series 1: Planet Chicken
7. Big Chicken
Dr Chris van Tulleken ponders the global cost of keeping the world in wings.
11 Dec 2023,29 mins
Series 1: Planet Chicken
8. Beyond the Bird
Dr Chris van Tulleken wrestles with the thorny issue of animal slaughter.
18 Dec 2023,28 mins
Series 1: Planet Chicken
Hay Festival Special
Chris van Tulleken in conversation with Leyla Kazim, at Hay Festival 2024.
29 Oct 2024,28 mins