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Introducing Fed with Chris van Tulleken – Planet Chicken

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

1. The Invention Of Chicken

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

2. A Chicken and Egg Story

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

3. U OK Hen?

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

4. The Ethical Consumer's Dilemma

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

5. Fine Print

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

6. The Fast Food Trap

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

7. Big Chicken

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

8. Beyond the Bird

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

Hay Festival Special

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