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Timeshift

Series 13

Episode 5: The Ladybird Books Story: The Bugs that Got Britain Reading

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Timeshift documentary about Ladybird books, which once informed people on such diverse subjects as how magnets work and what to look for in winter, but also helped to teach many to read. Show more

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