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With a growing obsession about medical history, I’m really looking forward to the first airing of the historical-observational documentary series Victorian Pharmacy tomorrow (BBC Two, 9pm). Historian Ruth Goodman, Professor Nick Barber and PhD student Tom Quick are recreating an authentic 19th-century pharmacy and the series kicks off with a look at the world of pills and potions at the beginning of Queen Victoria’s reign in 1837. Bring on the leeches…
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