The British Food History Podcast

The British Food History Podcast

Welcome to 'The British Food History Podcast': British food in all its (sometimes gory) glory with Dr. Neil Buttery. He'll be looking in depth at all aspects of food with interviews with special guests, recipes, re-enactments, foraging, trying his hand at traditional techniques, and tracking down forgotten recipes and hyper-regional specialities. He'll also be trying to answer the big question: What makes British food, so...British?

Latest Episode

Housekeepers & Butlers with Peter Brears (05.10.2025)

Previous Episodes

  • Worcester Porcelain with Paul Crane 25.09.2025
  • Ireland, Ale & the Colonising British with Christina Wade 17.09.2025
  • BONUS EPISODE: Serve it Forth Food History Festival Special 06.09.2025
  • Derbyshire Oatcakes with Mark Dawson 31.08.2025
  • A Rare Early Modern Cheese Manuscript with Alex Bamji 20.08.2025
  • Bread & Bakers with David Wright 10.08.2025
  • Bronze Age Food & Foodways with Chris Wakefield & Rachel Ballantyne 30.07.2025
  • A Regional Food Tour with Jenny Linford 20.07.2025
  • Black & White Pudding with Matthew Cockin & Grant Harper 09.07.2025
  • Special Postbag Edition #5 23.02.2025
  • Alexis Soyer with Lindsay Middleton 06.02.2025
  • Making Medieval Ale at Home with Alison Kay 27.01.2025
  • A Tudor Christmas with Brigitte Webster 24.12.2024
  • The Philosophy of Puddings with Neil Buttery, Peter Gilchrist & Lindsay Middleton 20.12.2024
  • An Irish Food Story with Jp McMahon 10.12.2024
  • Turkey with Tom Copas 01.12.2024
  • The English Table with Jill Norman 24.11.2024
  • A History of Baking with Sam Bilton & Neil Buttery 17.11.2024
  • Crisps with Natalie Whittle 05.11.2024
  • Cooking 'English Food' with Nicola Aldren, Simone Blagg & Anthea Craig 26.10.2024

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