Fed with Chris van Tulleken

Fed with Chris van Tulleken

How chicken got big. Chris van Tulleken unwraps the forces that shape what we eat. This is how we changed chicken and chicken changed us.

Fed with Chris van Tulleken

Episodes (10 available)

Fed with Chris van Tulleken, Series 1: Planet Chicken, Introducing Fed with Chris van Tulleken – Planet Chicken

How chicken got big. Dr Chris van Tulleken unwraps the forces that shape what we eat.

23 Oct 2023

3 mins

Fed with Chris van Tulleken, Series 1: Planet Chicken, 1. The Invention Of Chicken

Dr Chris van Tulleken discovers how we changed chicken, and how chicken changed us.

30 Oct 2023

29 mins

Fed with Chris van Tulleken, Series 1: Planet Chicken, 2. A Chicken and Egg Story

How human innovation turned chicken from backyard bird to multi-billion dollar industry.

6 Nov 2023

29 mins

Fed with Chris van Tulleken, Series 1: Planet Chicken, 3. U OK Hen?

Dr Chris van Tulleken explores what it takes to make a chicken happy.

13 Nov 2023

29 mins

Fed with Chris van Tulleken, Series 1: Planet Chicken, 4. The Ethical Consumer's Dilemma

Dr Chris van Tulleken asks whether we can raise a chicken that's good for the planet.

20 Nov 2023

29 mins

Fed with Chris van Tulleken, Series 1: Planet Chicken, 5. Fine Print

Dr Chris van Tulleken asks if we can trust what's on the label when it comes to food.

27 Nov 2023

29 mins

Fed with Chris van Tulleken, Series 1: Planet Chicken, 6. The Fast Food Trap

Dr Chris van Tulleken gets a taste of a guilty pleasure: sinful yet delicious fast food.

4 Dec 2023

29 mins

Fed with Chris van Tulleken, Series 1: Planet Chicken, 7. Big Chicken

Dr Chris van Tulleken ponders the global cost of keeping the world in wings.

11 Dec 2023

29 mins

Fed with Chris van Tulleken, Series 1: Planet Chicken, 8. Beyond the Bird

Dr Chris van Tulleken wrestles with the thorny issue of animal slaughter.

18 Dec 2023

29 mins

Fed with Chris van Tulleken, Series 1: Planet Chicken, Hay Festival Special

Chris van Tulleken in conversation with Leyla Kazim, at Hay Festival 2024.

29 Oct 2024

28 mins