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In Living Memory - Series 8

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Series exploring contemporary history

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In Living Memory - Series 8 - GCHQ

From 1984, plans to ban trade union membership at the government communications centre in Cheltenham provoked a lengthy industrial dispute. Chris Ledgard presents.

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In Living Memory - Series 8 - Legionnaire's Disease

Chris Ledgard meets the survivors and scientists who struggled to find the cause for the mystery illness that struck down hundreds of American ex-servicemen in July 1976.

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In Living Memory - Series 8 - Shoreham

Jolyon Jenkins examines how the seaside town of Shoreham became convulsed for several months in 1995 when animal welfare hit the headlines and stopped being a minority issue.

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In Living Memory - Series 8 - The Little Red Schoolbook

Jolyon Jenkins recalls the small paperback published in 1971 which advised children about sex, drugs and how to assert their rights at school.

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