26 min listen
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Dec 26, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Audrey Tinline looks at the political and economic history behind having a great big meal with a large group of people. We find out what happens to your body when you eat too much: the science of over-eating.We look at how festive food has been used as a hallmark of social and political dominance - beginning with how it came to feature so prominently in still life art. And how the recipe for a the British Christmas pudding was hijackaed as a stealth marketing tool for the Empire.
Released:
Dec 26, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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