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Risking Everything

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3/3 Comedian Marcus Brigstocke turns a shrewd and sceptical eye on the history of the insurance industry. Today Brigstocke looks at the scandalous history of insurance fraud, from the voyage of an 18th-century slave ship to the rise of voice-stress analysis. He also takes a truth-detector test and finds out why arsonists should never pack theirtoothbrush. Producer Julia Adamson

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Marcus Brigstocke
Producer:
Julia Adamson
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