Bread and War: A Ukrainian Story of Food, Bravery and Hope

with Felicity Spector

How do you find nourishment, joy and identity through food in the midst of devastation?

In Bread and War, Channel 4 News journalist and food writer Felicity Spector travels through Ukraine’s war-torn kitchens, cafes and bakeries, meeting the cooks, soldiers and volunteers using food as a lifeline and a symbol of resistance.

Drawing on decades of reporting experience — including her time as ITN’s Moscow producer during the collapse of the Soviet Union — Felicity tells a story of culinary bravery and national pride, where every loaf of bread becomes an act of defiance, every shared meal an act of hope.