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	Podcast:		The Essay
	Episode:		Scents of the Forest
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:13:37
	Publish Date:		2019-08-22 16:44:00
	Description:		As he enters a woodland, perfumer, Roja Dove can be overwhelmed. This legendary nose of the perfume industry can identify 800 different scents blindfolded. Place him in a forest and he can sense narratives of sex, birth, decay and death. Roja joins Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough for a walk in the woods to discuss how the base notes of the forest scent inspire him. The foundation of damp moss and rotting wood is warm and comforting, but a change in the breeze can bring fresh inspiration to excite the senses, just the kind of effect Roja looks for when he formulates a new perfume. Producer: Alasdair Cross
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