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S04E02: Toilet RollHow a factory in Manchester produces 700,000 toilet rolls a day starting with spruce timber offcuts from Sweden, pulped and rolled onto 1.2-tonne 'mother reels'. How the water treatment works of Brighton remove debris, grease and bacteria to produce clean water in little more than an hour. How a high-tech Japanese toilet addresses hygiene. How waterless toilets could improve sanitation for one-third of the world's population. The history of the modern flush toilet.
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Air Date:
Jul 24, 2018
Runtime:
59 minutes
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Paddy McGuinness, Cherry Healey, Ruth Goodman
