Written & Presented by Dr Hilary Jones
Originally Broadcast On BBC Radio 4
"I believe no Age did ever afford more Instances of Corpulency than our own." Physician Thomas Short, writing in 1727. Today the language may be less quaint, but the sentiments are echoed repeatedly in the media, in Government and in medical reports all over the world. The obesity epidemic has arrived - but obesity is as old as mankind, and in a new four-part series, Dr Hilary Jones looks back into its history, and asks what can we learn today from the mistakes and successes of our overweight ancestors.Dur: 1hr 8minsSTEREO - Radio Documentary
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