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Sweetness and Desire: A Short History of Sugar

The Sweet-toothed Nation

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Bee Wilson explores Britain's relationship with sugar. First arriving here with returning crusaders it wasn't until the industrial revolution that it became a key part of our diet.

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