Cambridge Breakfast: Bonfire Night chemistry lesson

November 5 is when Britain traditionally lets off fireworks, but what chemical reaction is taking place that allows the stick of black powder to explode into a feast of colour? Julian Clover speaks to Cambridge Breakfast’s resident scientist Dr Andrew Holding.

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