On the 80th anniversary of nylon stockings, discover how Britain's insatiable desire for hosiery led to a thriving black market in the wake of the Second World War. Dr Mark Roodhouse from the University of York's Department of History talks about the 'wonder' that was nylon stockings and how they became bigger business than drug smuggling.
Series Six: Looking Beyond Horizons at the modern ‘epidemic’ of Loneliness
Series Six: Looking Beyond Horizons at health and inequality
Series Six: Looking Beyond Horizons at the North-South divide
Series Six: Looking Beyond Horizons at the evolution of compassion
Series Six: Looking Beyond Horizons at the relationship between physical and mental health
Series Six: Looking Beyond Horizons at the psychology behind patient behaviour
Series Six: Looking Beyond Horizons at blood cancer
Series Six: Looking Beyond Horizons at eye disease and the anatomy of the brain
Special Edition: Safety of Artificial Intelligence
Series Five: World of Wonder - the wonder of marine life
Series Five: A World of Wonder - the wonder of space exploration
Series Five: A World of Wonder - the wonder of human evolution
Series Five: World of Wonder - the wonder of primate communication
Series Five: A World of Wonder - the wonder of the world of ice
Series Five: A World of Wonder - the wonder of the creative brain
Series Five: A World of Wonder - medieval ideas of wonder
Series Four: The Story of Children's Mental Health (episode two)
Series Four: The Story of Singing in Virtual Reality (episode one)
Series Three: The Quiet Place Book Club (Episode Seven) - The Thin Ice Printing Press
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