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Sounds,17 Sep 2024,30 mins

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In ancient Korea, ingenious underfloor heating is invented. A king in dire financial straits institutes a controversial tax on fireplaces. Young boys are sent up treacherous chimneys in Victorian England. And the Great Smog envelops London, with deadly consequences… A Noiser production, written by Roger Morris.

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