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1/4. Myxomatosis. In 1953 the rabbit population in Britain was costing farmers a fortune. In Australia, myxomatosis had been used to keep numbers down but the British government was not so sure that the public would accept it as an answer. Chris Ledgard explores the battle between those who wanted to spread the disease and the so-called
"Beatrix Potter lobby". Producer Chris Ledgard

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Chris Ledgard
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Beatrix Potter
Producer:
Chris Ledgard
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