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Why Did We Do That?: A BBC Radio History Series

By Chris Bowlby
Narrated by: Chris Bowlby, Various
Unabridged — 11 hours, 7 minutes
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Narrated by: Chris Bowlby, Various
Unabridged — 11 hours, 7 minutes
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Journalist Chris Bowlby reveals why some of postwar Britain's most controversial policies, fashions and fads became the orthodoxies of their time

`History presented the way it should be - as entertainment' The Times

Everybody makes mistakes - and some of humanity's biggest ones have been made with the best of intentions. Hoping for a brighter future (and believing they knew best), 20th century scientists, doctors and politicians turned to quick-fix solutions, miracle cures and panaceas: only ...

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