The Food Programme: 13 Foods that Shape Our World
  • Published: 5 June 2022
  • ISBN: 9781785947384
  • Imprint: BBC Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $55.00

The Food Programme: 13 Foods that Shape Our World

How Our Hunger has Changed the Past, Present and Future

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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.
  • Published: 5 June 2022
  • ISBN: 9781785947384
  • Imprint: BBC Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $55.00
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About the author

Alex Renton

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.