Dara Ó Briain's new show explores the future of food

Comedian Dara Ó Briain has told how his new “bonkers” food-related TV project is no laughing matter.

The Irish broadcaster fronts a new BBC show, Tomorrow’s Food from next Monday, exploring the direction food will take in the future.

He predicts, in less than 30 years, we could be munching on insect burgers, drinking coffee made by drones and consuming pizzas from vending machines that make our orders from scratch.

The 43-year-old said: “We’ve got some mind-blowing stuff to show you. From how to grow your meat in a lab, to robots that can be taught to make a bisque by programming them to mirror the hand movements of a Michelin-starred chef. It’s true — it’s bonkers.

“Yet there are cautionary aspects, too. There are a lot of us demanding to be fed three times a day, and dangers such as climate change are threatening our food supply.

“We look at the cutting-edge technology working to counteract that — such as making clouds rain more in drought-stricken areas. Yes, I told you it was mind-blowing.”

Tomorrow’s Food begins next Monday at 9pm on BBC1.