The History of Food

The History of Food

Documentary 2022

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Go back in time to our earliest hunter-gatherer beginnings all the way to the future of seed storage and food production.

Documentary 2022

14+

EPISODE 1

The Invention of Cooking

After hunter-gatherers harness fire as a tool, it ignites a culinary and cerebral revolution that advances evolution.

27 min · Apr 27, 2022 14+
EPISODE 2

The Agricultural Revolution

The advent of agriculture renders humans' hunter-gatherer lifestyle obsolete in favour of settled life and stable food supplies, triggering a population explosion.

30 min · Apr 27, 2022 14+
EPISODE 3

Fermentation, Preservation and Exploration

An exploration of the human quest to plan for times of scarcity during times of plenty by preserving food.

31 min · Apr 27, 2022 14+
EPISODE 4

The Industry of Food

Industrialisation triggers the second great food revolution, dramatically transforming people's diets during the course of the 20th century.

25 min · Apr 27, 2022 14+
EPISODE 5

The Future of Food

After a century dominated by industrialised and processed food, the future might bring urban farming, veganism and insect protein production.

29 min · Apr 27, 2022 14+

About

The History of Food

DOCUMENTARY

Go back in time to our earliest hunter-gatherer beginnings all the way to the future of seed storage and food production.

Information

Studio: Roller Coaster Road
Released: 2022
Rated: 14+
Region of Origin: United States

Languages

Original Audio: English (United States)
Subtitles: English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.