Making History - 18/05/2010

Vanessa Collingridge returns with a new series of Radio 4's popular history programme in which listeners' questions and research help offer new insights into the past. This episode features the nineteenth-century Somerset boot-maker who helped improve the lives of millions of amputees and changed the course of medical history; and in the North West a literary scheme that is using historical fiction to help readers unlock the past. But is there a temptation for a good story to get in the way of historical facts? You can send us questions or an outline of your own research. Email: [email protected] Write to Making History. BBC Radio 4. PO Box 3096. Brighton BN1 1PL Join the conversation on our Facebook page or find out more from the Radio 4 website - www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/makinghistory Producer: Nick Patrick A Pier Production for BBC Radio 4.