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Radio 4,16 Aug 2017,11 mins

16 August 1917 - Ulysses Pilchard

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On this day in 1917, the Chancellor of the Exchequer rejected the idea of a channel tunnel, at least until the end of the war, while in Folkestone, Ulysses Pilchard gains ground with his electro-shock treatment. Written by Katie Hims Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

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