logo
episode-header-image
Aug 2021
57m 53s

Cookery pioneer Claudia Roden, getting a...

Bbc Radio 4
About this episode

It is not an exaggeration to call Claudia Roden a culinary pioneer. For over 50 years she has been collecting recipes from home cooks throughout the MIddle East and Mediterranean. She shares with Emma details of her new “Med” based on remembered dishes that she’s encountered over decades.

Care home managers in England say they're terrified of future staff shortages because of the 'no jab, no job' policy, brought in by the government, which says care home workers have to be double vaccinated by the 11th November, or face losing their job. Emma talks to Nicola Richards, director of Palms Row Health Care, who manages two nursing homes about why workers are still not getting their jab an what that’ll mean for the future of the sector.

During Listener Week, we spoke to Lauren Gibson. She wanted us to talk about the difficulties of finding out your child has learning disabilities. How do you deal with hearing your child isn’t developing normally? And, what do you do whilst waiting for a full diagnosis? She got some practical advice from Salena Begley, the Scottish Partnership Engagement Manager at Family Fund U . Today she's back to, get advice from another listener Claire Walker, who’s son was diagnosed with Autism in May, because sometimes the best person to hear from is someone who has been through the same experience as you

Presenter Emma Barnett Producer Beverley Purcell PICTURE CREDIT; Jamie Lau/Waitrose & Partners Food

Up next
May 2025
Teaching 'grit', Amnesty International UK, Brain Aneurysm play, New Age of Sexism
How do we teach children to have grit? That's what the Government is suggesting needs to be a new focus in schools, to bolster children's mental health. To discuss how parents can help their children develop resilience, Anita Rani is joined by Sue Atkins, parenting coach and auth ... Show More
57m 14s
May 2025
Kate Nash, Sarah Brown, Cardiac surgeon Dr Indu Deglurkar
Rising to fame at the age of 20, Kate Nash soon became a staple of the British music scene in the late 2000s. Her first album, Made of Bricks, reached number one in the UK and stayed in the UK charts for more than forty consecutive weeks and she’s won a Brit Award. But she’s spok ... Show More
56m 34s
Today
Nursery safety, Women in Norman times, Motor mechanics, Women in Film
Whilst the vast majority of nurseries provide safe and caring environments, there have been a number of highly distressing cases in recent years where children have been abused or come to harm. From 1st September this year, strengthened welfare and safeguarding requirements have ... Show More
57m 19s
Recommended Episodes
Oct 2021
Madisyn
Madisyn has had to care for her mum since she was little. She’s passionate about cooking and attended a prestigious culinary school, but had to move back home after graduating to care for her mum and now feels stuck. Yungblud and Madisyn discuss how food can be a powerful way to ... Show More
19m 44s
Dec 2021
Claudia Roden
<p>This is a huge huge deal. We have the&nbsp;living legend, the queen of the cookbook, Claudia Roden, join us on Table Manners this week.&nbsp;</p><p>Much to mum’s delight (and instruction), Claudia provided the dish! She bought a delicious fish soup and mum made Claudia’s light ... Show More
52m 36s
Sep 2022
Mediterranean Perception in Cookbooks | Claudia Roden
Claudia Roden talked about her new cookbook MED as well as her other work, and the process behind writing them.Claudia Roden is an Egyptian-born British cookbook writer with a special interest in the social, cultural and historical background of food. She is best known as the aut ... Show More
1 h
Jan 2021
basic isn't bad
Emma is back in the new year discussing her new found obsession with cooking, her recent experiences with therapy, and a few important life lessons she’s learned. Plus, why we shouldn’t rely on people in our lives, how do we define relationships, and are we getting a hair change ... Show More
1h 2m
Jun 2024
Emma Barnett, pan-fried chicken livers, a warm potato salad and a dirty martini
Proud Mancunian Emma Barnett is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster and author. She began in print journalism before landing a job on radio at LBC in 2012. Emma became known for her agenda-setting interviews, delivered in a warm but forensic manner, and it wasn’t long before ... Show More
33m 55s
Aug 2021
Catering in Care Homes
The Coronavirus pandemic has brought into focus the lives of older and disabled people living in care homes like never before. From the start of the first lockdown, there were fears about food being in short supply, and then later came the reality of lockdown, with residents spen ... Show More
28m 55s
Sep 2025
Prue Leith: “You can’t have it all!” How to ask for help with work and family
Can women have it all? Renowned restauranteur, cookery writer, and Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith doesn’t think so.In this chat with Fearne, Prue explains why she’s glad she built her career before having children, and why no one should feel ashamed of asking for he ... Show More
1h 2m
Dec 2022
Cooking with love
Why hold on to an old clay pot, a worn-out metal spoon, or a plain glass bowl? Earlier this year, we made a programme celebrating old and cherished cookware and received a huge response from World Service listeners. So, in this edition, Ruth Alexander hears your stories of the po ... Show More
27m 40s