
A Disabled Identity
A Disabled Identity
In the final part of his series, Peter White reveals the birth of a modern disabled identity in the 19th century - throu... Read more
7 Jun 2013
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Brave Poor Things
Brave Poor Things
Disabled children are everywhere in popular fiction - Tiny Tim, What Katy Did, The Secret Garden. But what about the rea... Read more
6 Jun 2013
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13mins

Sex and Marriage
Sex and Marriage
Peter White explores sex and marriage between disabled people and reveals the shameful history of eugenics in Britain.Th... Read more
5 Jun 2013
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13mins

Wooden Legs and Wheelchairs
Wooden Legs and Wheelchairs
Peter White has a close encounter with a huge wooden leg, and asks who got access to new technology in the 19th century.... Read more
4 Jun 2013
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13mins

Doing and Being
Doing and Being
Work and disability has always been an awkward fit. Peter White says, 'When as a teenager I said I wanted to be a broadc... Read more
3 Jun 2013
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13mins

Finding a Voice
Finding a Voice
Peter White draws on the latest research to reveal the lives of physically disabled people in the 18th and 19th centurie... Read more
31 May 2013
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13mins

Beauty and Deformity
Beauty and Deformity
Peter White draws on the latest research to reveal the lives of physically disabled people in the 18th and 19th centurie... Read more
30 May 2013
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13mins

Freaks and Entrepreneurs
Freaks and Entrepreneurs
Peter White draws on the latest research to reveal the lives of physically disabled people in the 18th and 19th centurie... Read more
29 May 2013
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13mins

Miracle Cures
Miracle Cures
Peter White draws on the latest research to reveal the lives of physically disabled people in the 18th and 19th centurie... Read more
28 May 2013
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13mins

The Only Dwarf in Liverpool
The Only Dwarf in Liverpool
Across the country, historians are discovering the voices of disabled people from the past. In this 10-part series, Pete... Read more
27 May 2013
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