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Peter Snow brings to life stories from historic newspapers. 4: The Post Boy. 13-15 July 1697 Engineer Henry Winstanley is seized by French sailors while working of the first Eddystone lighthouse; John Eachard rails against the drunkenness of the clergy, and Bank of England customers worry about the reliability of the newfangled notes. And Peter Snow finds some 1690s spectacles which suit him just fine. Producer Andrew Green

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Henry Winstanley
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John Eachard
Producer:
Andrew Green
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