Who gives a fork? – Mike Williams

Who gives a fork?

December 6, 2022

Staff tearooms across Australia are faced with a daily crisis — there are no forks in the cutlery drawer.

The mystery has one Brisbane-based scientific research team looking for answers. Meanwhile, a ‘fork expert’ has the knives out with their suggestion for what’s really going on.

This story was created as part of a 2022 live tour. Executive Producer, Eleanor McDowall of Falling Tree. First broadcast on Short Cuts, BBC Radio 4 in December 2022.

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