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Where did the modern toilet come from?

The modern toilet is a technological marvel — where did it come from?

Have you ever stopped to think about the technological marvel that is the modern toilet?

Alice Loxton and Ben Henderson chart a course from a Roman fort in Northumberland via Victorian London to a council flat in 20th century Glasgow. All to find out - when did we get flushing loos? And what happened to all that waste?
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30 minutes

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Alice Loxton and Ben Henderson reveal the historical roots of everyday life.