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Helen Nianias shares what she learnt from In Our Time

Journalist Helen Nianias reviews the programmes.

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    Gin’s all the rage. But the trend is small beer compared with the Gin Craze of the 1700s.

  • Harriet Martineau: The quiet radical

    Helen Nianias learns about a prolific author and her legacy.

  • How Mary Queen of Scots ruled against the odds

    Helen Nianias reflects on the power and vulnerability of Mary, Queen of Scots.

  • Four ways parasites affect YOU

    Parasites feed on us, can destroy us and yet strengthen us at the same time.

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