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Shipping’s Dirty Secret

File on 4 lifts the lid on the dangerous and polluting world of shipbreaking and investigates why ships once owned by UK companies end their lives on beaches in South East Asia.

The shipping industry is worth millions to the British economy and we depend on it for most of our goods. File on 4 lifts the lid on the dangerous and polluting world of shipbreaking and investigates why ships once owned by UK companies end their lives on beaches in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Editor, Maggie Latham
Producer, Jim Booth
Reporter, Kate West

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36 minutes

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Sun 7 Mar 2021 17:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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  • Tue 2 Mar 2021 20:00
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  • Sun 7 Mar 2021 17:00
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