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The history of school meals

9 May 2023

Professor Gary McCulloch gives a history of school dinner provision and nutritional standards, and serves up a 1940's style school meal to modern students on BBC's Inside the Factory programme.

Gary McCulloch speaking to a woman. Image credit: BBC's Inside the Factory.

Watch: BBC Two: Inside the Factory, series 7 - Rice Pudding (watch from 00:17:45)

University students, teachers and educators affiliated with an Educational Recording Agency (ERA)-licensed organisation can register to watch the clip via the ERA streaming service.

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A photo of pots and pans, with students and Gary McCulloch having dinner in the background. Image credit: BBC's Inside the Factory.

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BBC Two: Inside the Factory.