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Hosted by Neil Buttery · arts · EN · 105 episodes
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? This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome 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.
The British Food History Podcast is hosted by Neil Buttery. The show has published 105 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Bonus minisode: Serve it Forth Food History Festival 2026" (14 September 2026, 23 minutes), "Special Postbag Edition #7" (1 August 2026, 51 minutes), and "Griddle & Bakestone Cookery with Peter Gilchrist & Ross Clarke" (20 July 2026, 47 minutes).
The British Food History Podcast publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 43 minutes across 105 episodes.
Booking probability for The British Food History Podcast is 49%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The British Food History Podcast requires a Pod Score of 82 or higher. The British Food History Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The British Food History Podcast are Snacks, Coffee & Other Foods and Specialty Food Stores. The British Food History Podcast has an arts audience and around 220 subscribers on YouTube.
Neil Buttery hosts The British Food History Podcast, an arts show with 105 episodes published.
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Episode #14
Hello and welcome to a little bonus minisode all about this year’s Serve it Forth Food History Festival 2026, which is online and on Saturday 17 October 2026. The team, made up of Sam Bilton, Thomas Ntinas, Alessandra...
Episode #13
It’s time for the now traditional end-of-season postbag episode of The British Food History Podcast , where I (attempt to) answer your questions, read out your comments and mull over your queries. Several photos and...
Episode #12
Today I am speaking with food historian Peter Gilchrist and food writer Ross Clarke, who specialise in writing about and rediscovering the traditional foods of Scotland and Wales, respectively. Peter is a returning...
Episode #11
Happy 4th of July to my listeners in the USA…and all of those around the world who also celebrate the day! It’s a big one because the US is celebrating 250 years of independence this year. And to mark this special day...
Episode #10
Today I am speaking with Maureen Kilpatrick of Guard Archaeology, a Scottish archaeology firm that has dug sites all over Scotland, but today we are focusing on one site called Guardbridge, in Fife, where the timespan...
Episode #9
In this week’s episode I am speaking with Adam Crymble and Rachel Rich about a really exciting piece of research looking at the complexities of feeding the households of King George III and his eldest son George who was...
Episode #8
Today I am talking with returning guest Peter Ross who was, until recently, the Principal Librarian at the City of London's Guildhall Library. His fantastic book called Insatiable Appetites, Eating Out in Georgian...
Episode #7
Welcome back to The British Food History Podcast . Today I am talking with Deborah Albon and Amy Palmer about the history of children’s food. Deborah Albon is a former early years professional and Amy Palmer is a former...
Episode #6
Welcome back to The British Food History Podcast . In this episode, I am speaking with Peter Ross. Peter was, until recently, the Principal Librarian at the City of London's Guildhall Library. He is an historian of both...
Episode #5
Welcome back to the British Food History Podcast. In this episode of the podcast, I am speaking with fish and seafood cookery expert CJ Jackson, author of The Great British Seafood Revival, published by Merlin Unwin We...
Episode #4
I received the sad news of the death Joanna Crosby when I was at the Leeds Symposium of Food History and Traditions in April. Joanna was a talented food historian specialising in the history of apples and orchards, and...
Episode #4
Welcome back to the British Food History Podcast. In today’s episode, I am speaking with Great British Bake Off alumnus Briony May Williams about retro foods. She’s on a mission to bring back some of the foods of the...
Episode #3
Today, we are going on an excursion to the Netherton Foundry workshop, nestled in the Shropshire countryside, to find out about spun iron cookware – something that was essentially extinct in this country until owners...
Episode #2
My guest on The British Food History Podcast today is Mark Dawson, a food historian specialising in the food and social history of the early modern period, but also on the regional food of the Midlands. Today we are...
Episode #1
Welcome to a brand new season of The British Food History Podcast ! On the podcast today is medieval scholar Katherine Harvey, a scholar specialising in medieval and early modern history. Kathryn’s new book The Medieval...
Episode #15
Welcome to the second of a two-part special all about Burns Night. Burns Night, celebrated on Robert Burns’ birthday, 25th January, is a worldwide phenomenon and I wanted to make a couple of episodes focussing upon the...
Episode #14
Welcome to the first of a two-part special all about Burns Night. Burns Night, celebrated on Robert Burns’ birthday, 25th January, is a worldwide phenomenon and I wanted to make a couple of episodes focussing upon the...
Episode #13
It’s time for the now traditional end-of-season postbag episode of The British Food History Podcast , where I (attempt to) answer your questions, read out your comments and mull over your queries. Several photos and...
Episode #12
My guest on The British Food History Podcast today food historian and friend of the show Sam Bilton, podcaster and author of Much Ado About Cooking Delicious Shakespearean Feasts for Every Occasion , published by...
Episode #11
My guest today is food historian Carwyn Graves, a specialist in the foodways and traditions of Wales, and we are talking about Welsh Sheep and Cattle – and their products. Carwyn has written a wonderful book called...
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