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Radio 4,19 Feb 2026,28 mins

Wood, Smoke and Science: Cooking over fire

麻豆社 Inside Science

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For this special festival recording of 麻豆社 Radio 4鈥檚 Inside Science, the fire pit is our science lab. Marnie Chesterton brings a sprinkling of chemistry and just a squeeze of paleoanthropology as we invite you to explore the science and human history of cooking over fire. Recorded at Abergavenny Food festival 2025 with chef Sam Evans of Hangfire BBQ, archaeobotanical scientist Dr Ceren Kabukcu and Dr Joanna Buckley from the Royal Society of Chemistry For more fascinating science content, you can head to bbc.co.uk, search for 麻豆社 Inside Science and follow the links to The Open University. Presenter: Marnie Chesterton. Producers: Tim Dodd and Clare Salisbury. Programme Co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth Editor: Martin Smith

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