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Sounds,11 Jun 2024,31 mins,

Contains some strong language.

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A radical apothecary causes a stir during the English Civil War. Wise Women offer mysterious advice on how to rid oneself of warts. A wife’s accidents in the kitchen lead her husband to develop the first band-aid. And in Victorian London, unsuspecting mothers treat their children with a dangerously addictive drug… A Noiser production, written by Roger Morris.

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