The History of Food (2018)

Name: The History of Food
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Toby Ricketts

Documentary

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

IMDb rating: 7.2 (74 votes)
Episode average: 8.3 +1.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Toby Ricketts Narrator (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

8.30 avg 5 episodes 8.0 → 8.4 31 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Invention of Cooking	8.0	7
2	The Agricultural Revolution	8.0	8
3	Fermentation, Preservation & Exploration	8.7	7
4	The Industry of Food	8.4	7
5	The Future of Food	8.4	7