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Jun 2024
36m 24s

Beds

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Archaeologists in South Africa discover the world’s oldest bed. In Victorian London, homeless people have to choose between sleeping on a bench or sleeping in a coffin. 26 butchers and their wives get cosy in 17th-century Hertfordshire. And a bed proves fatal for three men in medieval France… A Noiser production, written by Nicole Edmunds. For ad-free listen ... Show More
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