The Food Programme - A Christmas Feast Special.

A Christmas Feast Special.

12/19/21 • 28 min

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Some of the biggest names in the food world join Dan and Sheila with their favourite Christmas dishes, including Claudia Roden, Jeremy Lee and Paula McIntyre. Noble Rot's Dan Keeling selects the wine.

Presented by Dan Saladino and Sheila Dillon. Produced by Dan Saladino.

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Presented and produced by Dan Saladino.

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The Rise of Ultra-Fast Grocery Delivery

Leyla Kazim dives into the world of rapid grocery delivery, one of the newest trends to hit the world of food retail. In scarcely more than a year, a wave of new companies like Getir, Weezy, Gorillas, Jiffy, Zapp and Gopuff has arrived in cities across the UK which can deliver products to your door in as little as 10 minutes. It’s a sector that’s raised billions of pounds of investment and wants to disrupt the grocery market – so what impact could it have on the way we buy food?

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Presented by Leyla Kazim and produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio in Bristol.