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From Brandreth’s Pills to the Black Death
Over the festive season, two documentaries were broadcast which drew upon the resources of the Wellcome Library. On BBC Radio 4, Brandreth’s Pills told the story of Benjamin Brandreth, a pioneering patent remedy salesman of the nineteenth century. Brandreth’s Vegetable… Continue reading
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Breaking the Mould
As part of their War Beneath the Skin season, BBC4 last night broadcast Breaking the Mould: The Story of Penicillin. Details: Whilst it is widely recognised that Alexander Fleming was the man who discovered penicillin, the truth… Continue reading
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Wellcome in Space
Over the last few weeks, there have been many commemorations in the media of the 40th anniversary of the first manned mission to land on the moon. We thought we would add to this by flagging up an item from… Continue reading
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Ode to muscle relaxants
Lucy Smee, Assistant Curator in the Moving Image and Sound Department at the Wellcome Library, has been cataloguing moving images for the Wellcome Film project since June 2008. As part of her work, Lucy has seen every single title digitised… Continue reading