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Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 12^th May 2008, 10:15 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Tue 28^th Apr 2015, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

When a cholera epidemic strikes London in 1854, the brilliant but mercurial Dr John Snow investigates. Starring Bill Nighy.

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The Medical Detectives

Episode 2: The Last Infirmity

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 13^th May 2008, 10:15 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Wed 29^th Apr 2015, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Two ambitious young doctors tackle a yellow fever epidemic in 19th-century Cuba. Starring Colin Stinton and William Hope.

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The Medical Detectives

Episode 3: The Epping Jaundice

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 14^th May 2008, 10:15 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Thu 30^th Apr 2015, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

A strange epidemic sweeps through the inhabitants of a quiet Essex suburb. Starring Bernard Hepton and Roger Allam.

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The Medical Detectives

Episode 4: The Stranded Eagle

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 15^th May 2008, 10:15 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Fri 1^st May 2015, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

After Salomon August Andrée's doomed Arctic crossing by hydrogen balloon, investigators piece together events. Stars Ken Stott.

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