John McCarthy gets a flavour of rural Italy and its food in conversation with writer Tracey Lawson who investigated the surprising longevity of an Italian village's residents by going to live there and learning all about their diet; their great life expectancy is due in no small part to simple food freshly prepared and she shares some of the secrets with Joh ... Show More
Apr 2012
The point and the pleasure of travel
In the last Excess Baggage, John McCarthy talks to three inveterate travellers: Sara Wheeler, who has written on Africa and the Antarctic, explorer Benedict Allen who has travelled in Siberia and New Guinea and documentary maker Simon Reeve who has just returned from the Indian O ... Show More
28m 2s
Apr 2012
Africa - Rwanda, Uganda and South Sudan
John McCarthy discusses travel to the African countries of Rwanda, Uganda and to the world's newest country, South Sudan. With his guests, doctor Rob Summerhayes, paramedic Franz Opitz and forensic accountant Benedict Jenks - John finds out what attracts people to visiting a coun ... Show More
28m 6s
Jun 2021
Jovial Foods: Carla Bartolucci
Carla Bartolucci grew up in an Italian-American household, eating fresh gnocchi and ravioli made by her mother, and lobster caught by her father. She met her husband Rodolfo while studying abroad in Italy; and by the early 1990's, the two of them were running a small sandwich sho ... Show More
1h 17m
Mar 2024
Medieval Origins of Italian Food
For a thousand years, Italy’s cities have been magnets for everything that makes for great eating: ingredients, talent, money and power. Italian food is city food, and telling its story means telling the story of the Italians as a people of city dwellers.
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36m 21s
Mar 2024
Living the Dream: House Hunting in Italy
Anyone who has ever strolled through the streets of Rome, ridden a gondola through the canals of Venice, or tasted freshly made pasta in Sicily has had this thought: I could get used to this. On this episode, Dan speaks with a quartet of experts on all things Italian real estate: ... Show More
1h 41m
Oct 2023
Episodio 43: La dieta mediterranea l’ha inventata un americano (Stagione 3)
Tutta la verità, nient’altro che la verità, sulla dieta mediterranea e la mitologia che la circonda. Ne parliamo con l’antropologo Vito Teti, autore di testi fondamentali di storia dell’alimentazione, e con John Dickie, Professor in Studi italiani all’University College of London ... Show More
28m 29s
Aug 2022
Running a restaurant with your relatives
Running a restaurant is hard enough, but what if there’s family involved? In this episode, Felicity Hannah explores the highs and the lows of family-run eateries; their history, food culture, family dynamics and how they deal with the cut and thrust of business. She heads to Live ... Show More
28m 13s