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Me and my Poison

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Jolyon Jenkins presents a series about poisons, looking at different aspects of the subject and talking to people involved in the study of poisonous substances

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Me and my Poison - Episode 2

Jolyon Jenkins presents a series about poisons. 1/3. This edition looks at India's snakes, which are the most deadly in the world, killing 50,000 people every year.

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Me and my Poison - Episode 4

Jolyon Jenkins presents a series about poisons. This edition looks at curare, the plant poison used by Amazonian Indians to put on the tips of their blow darts.

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Me and my Poison - Episode 5

Jolyon Jenkins presents a series about poisons. 3/3. This edition looks at arsenic, which has been a popular murder weapon since the Middle Ages. But some life forms thrive on it.

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