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Up A Gum Tree

Pete McCarthy takes a whirlwind tour of the world of chewing gum, from its ancient origins to the present day. From 1999.

It's a health-giving, circulation-boosting, teeth-preserving, breath-freshening, digestion-aiding, brain-clearing, chest-developing, nerve-settling national past time. Love it or hate it, chewing gum is here to stay. But it turns out it's not only today's teenagers who munch on gum. The ancient remains of a gum buried with a stone-age teenager have also been discovered.

So just how long has chewing gum been around? Pete McCarthy takes you on a whirlwind tour of the bubblegum years.

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 1999.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 22 Jan 2021 02:30

Broadcasts

  • Fri 8 Aug 2014 06:30
  • Fri 8 Aug 2014 13:30
  • Fri 8 Aug 2014 20:30
  • Sat 9 Aug 2014 02:30
  • Fri 28 Apr 2017 06:30
  • Fri 28 Apr 2017 13:30
  • Fri 28 Apr 2017 20:30
  • Sat 29 Apr 2017 01:30
  • Thu 21 Jan 2021 14:30
  • Fri 22 Jan 2021 02:30