BBC Inside Science – Wood, Smoke and Science: Cooking over fire
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For this special festival recording of BBC Radio 4’s Inside Science, the home is our science laboratory. Marnie Chesterton brings a pinch of chemistry and just a hint of paleoanthropology as we invite you to explore the science and human history of cooking over fire. Recorded at the Abergavenny Food festival 2025 with chef Sam Evans from Hangfire BBQ, archaeobotanical scientist Dr Ceren Kabukcu and Dr Joanna Buckley from the Royal Society of Chemistry. For more fascinating science content, you can go to bbc.co.uk, search for BBC Inside Science and follow the links to the Open University. Presenter: Marnie Chesterton. Producers: Tim Dodd and Clare Salisbury. Program Coordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth Editor: Martin Smith
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