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Something in the Water
Episode 2 of 5
Will Self ponders questions of health in our insatiable thirst for bottled waters. Today, how Buxton rose to prominence as a spa town.
Will Self ponders questions of health in our insatiable thirst for mineral waters. When water flows freely from the tap, why are we so attached to the bottled variety?
Today, how Buxton rose to prominence as a spa town in the 18th and 19th centuries and what it owes to the grand spas of central Europe.
Over five episodes, Will investigates the story of five different mineral waters, and their enduring appeal.
Producer: Laurence Grissell
(Photo credit: Luther Self)
Last on
Tue 28 Sep 2021
19:45
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | Will Self |
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- Wed 24 Feb 2021 09:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Tue 28 Sep 2021 19:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4