I'm Rory Stewart and I grew up wanting to be a hero and I'm still fascinated by the ideas of heroism.

In my new series, I'm taking in the long sweep of history from Achilles to Zelensky and asking, what is a hero?

Simply doing your job, being a decent human being.

A true hero is someone who just kind of shines by

their own light and that light is to be recognized by others. The long history of heroism with me,

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Hello and welcome to the kitchen cabinet, the show where strange ingredients get introduced to

each other like their guests at a dating apps cocktail party.

This week, we're in Chipping Camden and the Cotswolds, a town famed for its golden limestone

buildings and rich arts and crafts heritage.

In the early 20th century, it became the home of the Guild of Handicraft,

led by designer Charles Robert Ashby, and it remains a hotbed of traditional craftsmanship and good taste.

Both of those attributes are present in abundance on today's panel.

So please welcome cooks and food writers Angela Gray and Tim Hayward,

and with them a rare TKC expert double act.

We have both our materials expert, Zoe Laughlin, and with her, a woman who loves anywhere with a working spit roast.

It's our food historian, Dr. Annie Gray.

Ladies and gentlemen, your kitchen cabinet panel.

Chipping Camden is a town that knows a thing or two about intricate craftsmanship, whether it's arts and crafts silverware or perfectly laid Cotswold stone.

And if there's one ingredient that deserves that same level of care and attention, it's bacon.

As the day of our first broadcast is International Bacon Day,

we're kicking off the show by celebrating its many profound pleasures.

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