The Preposterous Files
Julian Putkowski presents a series on cases from the National Archives that show up Civil Service bureaucracy at its nonsensical and frequently hilarious worst
The Preposterous Files - Asylum Seeker or Scrounger?
Julian Putkowski presents a series on cases that show up Civil Service bureaucracy. In 1954, a young man was found aboard a Polish ship. Was he an asylum seeker or a stowaway?
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The Preposterous Files - Death By Beer
1900 Manchester. Beer drinkers are dropping dead like flies but no one knows why. Epidemiologist Professor Hugh Pennington draws lessons about modern contamination outbreaks.
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The Preposterous Files - Tardis
Julian Putkowski presents a series on cases that show up Civil Service bureaucracy. 1/5: Deciding on the design of the police telephone box proved a dauntingly complex process.
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The Preposterous Files - The Falmouth Dolphin
Julian Putkowski presents a series on cases of Civil Service bureaucracy. In 1912, cost-conscious HM Customs replaced Falmouth's steam launch with a vessel unfit for purpose.
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The Preposterous Files - The Wrong Button?
Julian Putkowski presents a series on cases that show up Civil Service bureaucracy. The 1956 court martial transcript of Flying Officer Kenyon makes extraordinary reading.
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