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Lavinia Greenlaw - Five Fever Tales

By Lavinia Greenlaw. Five fact-based dramas about malaria, one of the oldest human diseases

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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1. The Question of Why
Exploring ancient ideas about malaria and scientific attempts to defeat the deadly disease
24 Mar 2014,15 mins
2. The Wrongly Named Tree
A countess and quinine in another drama exploring ancient ideas about malaria.
25 Mar 2014,15 mins
3. What the Doctor Saw
Bad air, bad water and sad lives in another drama exploring ancient ideas about malaria.
26 Mar 2014,15 mins
4. Little White Crosses
A canal and a mosquito in another drama exploring ancient ideas about malaria.
27 Mar 2014,15 mins
5. Emergency Prescriptions Kept Up One's Sleeve
The old ones are still sometimes the best. Drama exploring ancient ideas about malaria.
28 Mar 2014,15 mins