Book of the Week - Medical London - City of Diseases, City of Cures
Tony Gardner reads from Richard Barnett's book that charts the many roles that diseases, treatments and cures have played in the history of London, and reveals how the city has shaped modern medicine
Book of the Week - Medical London - City of Diseases, City of Cures - Episode 1
Dr Richard Barnett explores how London life has been shaped by sickness and health. Roman advertising and the legacy of leprosy. Read by Tony Gardner.
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Book of the Week - Medical London - City of Diseases, City of Cures - Episode 2
Dr Richard Barnett explores how London life has been shaped by sickness and health. The commercial aspect of treatment and the medical marketplace. Read by Tony Gardner.
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Book of the Week - Medical London - City of Diseases, City of Cures - Episode 3
Dr Richard Barnett explores how London life has been shaped by sickness and health. An exploration of the close-knit relationship between the flesh and its pains and pleasures.
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Book of the Week - Medical London - City of Diseases, City of Cures - Episode 4
Dr Richard Barnett explores how London life has been shaped by sickness and health. Is distraction of the mind an urban condition? A look at the sick city's attitude to madness.
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Book of the Week - Medical London - City of Diseases, City of Cures - Episode 5
Dr Richard Barnett explores how London life has been shaped by sickness and health. The river has at different times been both a blessing and a curse. Read by Tony Gardner.
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