The Food Programme: 13 Foods that Shape Our World: How Our Hunger has Changed the Past, Present and Future...

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Alex Renton Sheila Dillon

The Food Programme

13 Foods that Shape Our World: How Our Hunger has Changed the Past, Present and Future

Alex Renton, Sheila Dillon

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English

BBC Books
05 June 2022

Food & society; Cookery, food & drink

A fascinating exploration into 13 foods and how they determine our past, present and future, from the team behind BBC Radio 4's The Food Programme.

Vital stories for hungry minds.

In the first official book from BBC Radio 4's hit series The Food Programme, award-winning writer Alex Renton tells the stories of 13 key staples such as spice, oil, cocoa, bread and tomatoes, exploring their history, evolution and how our ever-growing hunger for them continues to alter our world. Look at food in a new light - as a weapon, an art form, a tool of revolution, but also a bringer of pure happiness.

Discover a kaleidoscope of fascinating facts and curiosities, including the forgotten joys of lard, the secret to perfect chips and how our love of pepper led to piracy.

By: Alex Renton
Foreword by: Sheila Dillon
Imprint: BBC Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 559g
ISBN: 9781785947384
ISBN 10: 1785947389
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 05 June 2022
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Professional and scholarly , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alex Renton (Author) Alex Renton is an award-winning writer and reporter whose career has ranged from theatre criticism, food writing and the investigation of child abuse to work as a political correspondent and war reporter in the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans. He is also the author of Planet Carnivore and Blood Legacy. Sheila Dillon (Foreword By) Sheila Dillon is a British writer and broadcaster who began her career writing for the New York food magazine Food Monitor. She is known to listeners of Radio Four as presenter of The Food Programme, on which she has appeared for more than 20 years. Dillon also presents the annual Food and Farming Awards.