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Radio 4,27 Mar 2023,28 mins

Are We Running Out of Water? Episode 3

Troubled Water

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What’s it like when water no longer flows out of your tap? In this episode presenter James Gallagher visits Cheltenham in Gloucestershire where huge floods in 2007 engulfed a water works which left the town without running water for two weeks. He talks to people who lived through it, and finds out what scientists are doing to help prevent a similar flood happening in the future. And a water sommelier explains exactly why the taste of water changes in different parts of the country. Presenter: James Gallagher Producer: Alun Beach Executive Producer: Martin Smith

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