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Episode Synopsis
Ruth lifts the lid on the surprising history of toilets. A cesspit proves deadly for a noble assembly in 12th-century Germany. Pigs form an unlikely part of the sewage system in ancient China. And the world’s first flushing toilet is invented… four and a half thousand years ago…
A Noiser production, written by Roger Morris.
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A Noiser production, written by Roger Morris.
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