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The Big Table, with Philip Lymbery

by Philip Lymbery

Join Philip Lymbery, CEO of Compassion in World Farming as he meets the world's thought leaders; from philosophers to the farmers, business leadersto chefs and lobbyists to scientists, they discuss, challenge and share learnings behind the revolution necessary to bring an end to factory farming and our broken food system in order to ensure the health of future generations and our life on earth. Theme music by Jordan Bellamy from original music: Run by Ross Bugden ([https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ](https://mail.eyetoeyemedia.co.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=XXZDElF-2kOpXZMaws39Tw1sYJUpstQIYdGE61t8ACxrbWxDTdS2x5Ok8tH834yKeeYPj_qqQrw.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.youtube.com%2fchannel%2fUCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ)) Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0](https://mail.eyetoeyemedia.co.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=XXZDElF-2kOpXZMaws39Tw1sYJUpstQIYdGE61t8ACxrbWxDTdS2x5Ok8tH834yKeeYPj_qqQrw.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fcreativecommons.org%2flicenses%2

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Episodes

  1. Philip Lymbery talks to Downton Abbey actor Peter Egan about veganism

    Philip Lymbery talks to Compassion in World Farmning ambassador and Downton Abbey star, Peter Egan about how his love for dogs inspired him to become an animal advocate and a powerful champion for veganism.

  2. Philip Lymbery talks to Chris Packham about joining the dots in the campaign to end factory farming

    On the day that highly respected naturalist and broadcaster, Chris Packham has been announced as the latest patron to join Compassion in World Farming, here's another chance to listen to the #BigTable podcast recorded last Autumn in which Chris tells us how to join the dots between saving…

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  3. Philip Lymbery chats with United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's Kostas Stamoulis,

    To celebrate the New Year, Philip talks to Kostas Stamoulis,Assistant Director General for the Department of Economic and Social Development at the Food and Agriculture Organization, also know as the FAO, about his resolutions for 2019.

  4. Philip Lymbery dines with Joanna Lumley and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall at a vegan banquet at The Savoy

    Philip chats to patron of Compassion in World Farming, Joanna Lumley and River Cottage chef, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall as he leads the capital's largest ever vegan banquet at The Savoy Hotel as guests of WACl, Women in Advertising and Commmunications, London, the city's oldest women's business...

  5. Philip Lymbery meets Observer Food Montly editor, Allan Jenkins

    Philip meets the editor of Observer Food Monthly to talk about how trends can influence the way we think about food, farming and how and why we make our food choices.

  6. Philip Lymbery meets primatologist Dr Jane Goodall

    Philip chats to world-renowned primatologist and foremost expert on chimpanzees, Dr Jane Goodall DBE about the links between her work and Compassion in World Farming.

  7. Philip Lymbery meets Grace Dent at The Abergavenny Food Festival

    Philip joins the great and the good of the food world in Abergavenny this year to celebrate the 20th anniversary of one of the very first food festivals in the UK. Here he talks to The Guardian's restaurant critic, Masterchef pundit and judge on BBC Two’s Great British Menu, Grace Dent, also in...

  8. Philip Lymbery meets Chris Packham

    CEO of Compassion in World Farming, Philip Lymbery shares a childhood love of conservation with TV presenter and one of Britain's best loved naturalists, Chris Packham and asks him about the big topics facing our food, the countryside, and animal welfare.

  9. Philip Lymbery meet Dragon's Den's Deborah Meaden

    Business woman and TV celebrity, Deborah Meaden is known for her appearances on Dragon's Den and Strictly Come Dancing, but she is also a well known and passionate animal lover, a committed supporter of many animal charities and a champion of animal causes. Most recently Deborah played a...

  10. Philip Lymbery meets Seth Goldman, co-founder of Beyond Meat's plant-based Beyond Burger

    Philip meets Seth Goldman as he launches the much anticipated Beyond Meat's Beyond Burger at Honest Burgers in the UK this month, and in 350 Tesco stores in August.

  11. Philip Lymbery meets Erik Solheim

    Philip meets the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, Erik Solheim to discuss the UNEP's priorities and finds out how fixing the global food system is central to its work.

  12. Philip Lymbery meets Tony Juniper

    Philip and Tony Juniper, environmentalist and new director of campaigns and advocacy at WWF find much in common as they discuss the impact of the decline of wildlife on the future of the planet and how a global agreement on the future of farming is key to life on earth.

  13. Sounds and visions from Livestock and Extinction 2017

    This month, we visit Compassion in World Farming’s Livestock and Extinction conference in London. With the partnership of the World Wildlife Fund UK, it was the very first of its kind to examine the devastating impact of livestock production on animals, people and the planet.

  14. To Brussels with Compassion

    CEO of Compassion in World Farming, Philip Lymbery takes his Stop The Machine campaign to end factory farming to the heart of the European Parliament in Brussels.

  15. The Wilderness Episode

    Philip Lymbery is at Wilderness festival in Oxfordshire to promote his book 'Dead Zone; Where the Wild Things Were'. Among the glittery festival goers, he meets Helen Pilcher, fellow science communicator and author who joins him at the books tent for Bloomsbury Sigma's event,'The Science of...

  16. Compassion's 2017 The Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards

    This month, Philip is at the Compassion's 10th Good Animal Welfare Awards in London to celebrate the retailers who are bringing cage free produce to the high street.

  17. Stop the Machine

    Philip Lymbery talks about his latest book, 'Dead Zone; Where the Wild Things Were' with food philosopher, Julian Baggini and an audience at The Watershed in Bristol.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Join Philip Lymbery, CEO of Compassion in World Farming as he meets the world's thought leaders; from philosophers to the farmers, business leadersto chefs and lobbyists to scientists, they discuss, challenge and share learnings behind the revolution necessary to bring an end to factory farming and our broken food system in order to ensure the health of future generations and our life on earth. Theme music by Jordan Bellamy from original music: Run by Ross Bugden ([https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ](https://mail.eyetoeyemedia.co.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=XXZDElF-2kOpXZMaws39Tw1sYJUpstQIYdGE61t8ACxrbWxDTdS2x5Ok8tH834yKeeYPj_qqQrw.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.youtube.com%2fchannel%2fUCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ)) Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0](https://mail.eyetoeyemedia.co.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=XXZDElF-2kOpXZMaws39Tw1sYJUpstQIYdGE61t8ACxrbWxDTdS2x5Ok8tH834yKeeYPj_qqQrw.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fcreativecommons.org%2flicenses%2

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