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Episode 3: London - Shell Shock and the Shock of Shells

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

In a talk from the Imperial War Museum in London, Joanna Bourke considers the emotional, cultural and physical impact of shell shock - and the shells themselves - on soldiers. Show more

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.