Neil Buttery

The British Food History Podcast

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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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Neil Buttery

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Lent episode 2: The History of Lent 10.07.2021 48:14

Originally released 1 Mar 2020 *Best listened to on the first Sunday of Lent* This episode explores Ember Week, a nod to the coming of Spring always observed in the first full week of Lent. We see how folk in medieval Britain believed mood and health were controlled by the seasons. We also look at the history and rules of Lent. Neil visits Manchester’s beautiful John Ryland’s Library to view Engla...

Lent episode 1: Preparing for Lent 08.07.2021 47:33

Originally released 19 Feb 2020 *Best listened to the Sunday before Lent starts (i.e. Sunday before Pancake Day) This first episode explores all the things traditionally happen (and are eaten) before the great Lenten fast begins; Collop Monday, Pancake Day - or to give its proper name - Shrove Tuesday, and the first day of the fast itself, Ash Wednesday. We have an interview with the Right Reveren...