Symptoms of an Age
In Georgian times, a crippling illness struck thousands of cider drinkers in the west of England, who found mysterious relief only by taking the waters at Bath Spa. In Victorian England, prostitutes, seen as carriers of venereal disease, were forcibly detained and treated in hospitals until they were considered unlikely to infect the male population - particularly the lower ranks of the Army and Royal Navy. Peter France introduces two stories which show how previous generations have dealt with the problem of lead pollution and a disease in its time as worrying as AIDS. Film editor STEVE RONAY
Film directors ANTONIA BENEDEK NICOLA STOCKLEY and PIPPA HOLLOWAY
Series editor ROY DAVIES