The Full English
Lewis Bassett
The show that sees the world through food. Hosted by chef and researcher Lewis Bassett, with music and mixing from Forest DLG.
Winner of the Guild of Food Writers podcast award 2023.
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Jamie Oliver with Rachel Roddy
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10/15/24 • 45 min
The only person who has sold more books in Britain than Jamie Oliver is J. K. Rowling.
Jamie has been watched and read by millions. His enthusiasm for food is often infectious. His cooking and his campaigning have changed the way we eat.
I'm speaking about Jamie with Rachel Roddy, author of a regular column on Italian food for the Guardian.
We focus mainly on how Jamie, and others, have viewed food in Italy and I ask whether this helps explain why Jamie is often seen by some people as blaming poorer individuals for what he says are bad eating habits.
In this episode we mention Alberto Grandi, Carla Tomasi and Massimo Montanari.
Rachel is the author of An A-Z of Pasta, among other books on food.
The Full English is produced by Lewis Bassett. Mixing and sound design is from Forest DLG.
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A pervert's guide to fine dining
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02/20/24 • 36 min
Who or what are ultra elite restaurants for? Welcome to a pervert's guide to fine dining.
Produced and presented by Lewis Bassett, featuring Andy Hayler, Erin McDonnell and Robin Burrow.
Mixing and sound design from Forest DLG.
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Clips from:
- The Bear, FX
- Grant Achatz on Chef's Table, Netflix
- Dan Barber on Chef's Table, Netflix
- Artisans of Craft: Thomas Keller, Peter Millar
- Masterchef The Professionals with Rasmus Munk, BBC
- The Menu, Searchlight Pictures
- 'World's best restaurant will close', Euronews
- Boiling Point, ITV
- Marco, BBC
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A land of sheep and glory
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07/02/22 • 30 min
Why did the English stop eating mutton? And what can sheep farming tell us about the birth of capitalism in England? In this episode, Lewis Bassett visits Smithfield's meat market with Pen Vogler, the author of 'Scoff'. He speaks to Maia Pal and George Comninel about the what, where, when and why of capitalism. We hear from Susan Rose on how wool made England rich. Ben Rogers explains how the English cooked their meat with the help of dogs. We visit Matt Chatfield's farm in Cornwall. Hear how Jeremy Chan, head chef at Ikoyi, cooks mutton and chef Rezaul Haque tells us about the status of mutton in Bengali cuisine today.
This show was produced by Lewis Bassett, with music from Forest DLG.
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Breakfast
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06/26/22 • 36 min
What is English food? And what is England? Looking at the English breakfast can tell us something about the character of England and how the country acquired a bad reputation when it comes to food.
Featuring: David Edgerton, Kaori O'Connor, Ben Rogers, Paul Freedman and Rowley Leigh
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Ha-Joon Chang on eating the economy
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04/24/23 • 45 min
The British realise their food is bland and that's a good thing, according to world renowned economist Ha-Joon Chang.
In this interview, Lewis Bassett speaks to Ha-Joon about some of the key themes in his latest book 'Edible Economics'; from how the field of economics has become something of a monoculture, to why its hypocritical of rich nations to encourage poorer ones to accept free trade.
Ha-Joon Chang is a professor of economics at SOAS university London. 'Edible Economics' is out now.
Mixing and sound design is from Forest DLG.
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Do high food prices still make us angry?
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04/04/23 • 25 min
From around the 1500s to the early 19th century, when the price of food went up poor people were likely to riot. Today we've seen the highest food price rises in a generation, but does anyone feel angry?
Lewis Bassett speaks to economist James Meadway on the causes of rising prices, to historians Steve Poole and Joe Stanley on the history of food riots in England as well as to regular shoppers in Rotherham. We find out whether people are angry about the cost of living crisis today and whether we feel there's anything to be done about it.
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Sejal Sukhadwala on the philosophy of curry
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03/22/23 • 45 min
Lewis Bassett talks all things curry with the writer Sejal Sukhadwala. Find Sejal's book, The Philosophy of Curry, here.
You can also find Sejal's work in the Guardian, the FT, Atlas Obscurer, The Fence and elsewhere.
Find out more about the course on Food, Politics and City which I mention in the show in this YouTube video or at the Birkbeck website here.
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02/14/23 • 46 min
Fishing was often at the heart of the Brexit debate. But three years on, what are the results? Lewis speaks to Jerry Percy, a retired commercial fisherman and director of the chair of New Under Ten Fishermen's Association. If anyone has a grasp of what Brexit has, and could, mean for commercial fishing its Jerry.
Mixing and sound design from Forest DLG.
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Why are we in love with Greggs?
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01/20/23 • 24 min
Greggs is one of the biggest food to go retailers in the UK, selling 3 million sausage rolls each week. It has its own line in branded sportswear and a huge fan base. But how did Greggs get so big and what does it all mean?
Lewis Bassett speaks to Jake Grover (aka Pasty), Ed Cumming, Sam White, Kate Magee and Sabine Benoit.
Pasty can be found on Instagram here.
Check out Ed Cumming's article on Greggs in The Guardian here.
Sam White is the Editor of Bakery Business Magazine. Kate Magee is the editor of Management Today. And Sabine Benoit teaches at the University of Surrey, and you can find her here.
I also mention this article in the Guardian about the rise of the packaged sandwich.
Mixing and sound design is as always from the brilliant Forest DLG.
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Henry Dimbleby on how the food system is killing you
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05/24/23 • 50 min
British people are fatter and sicker than people in most other rich nations. That's down to our food system, argues Henry Dimbleby in his new book Ravenous, co-authored with Jemima Lewis. In this episode, Lewis Bassett speaks to Henry about his book, covering everything from why exercise won't help you lose weight to how what we eat is a leading cause of climate change to why food companies are helpless to create the kind of food system we all need to stay alive.
Henry Dimbleby is the co-founder of the restaurant chain LEON and author of the government initiated National Food Strategy. He is also a co-founder of Chefs in Schools.
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Full English have?
The Full English currently has 36 episodes available.
What topics does The Full English cover?
The podcast is about History, Chef, Podcasts, Arts and Food.
What is the most popular episode on The Full English?
The episode title 'Ha-Joon Chang on eating the economy' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Full English?
The average episode length on The Full English is 44 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Full English released?
Episodes of The Full English are typically released every 17 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of The Full English?
The first episode of The Full English was released on Jun 26, 2022.
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