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‘A Bit of a Scratch’ explores the first recorded prosecution under the Venereal Diseases Act 1917. The legislation was introduced due to the large numbers, roughly 5%, of UK troops returning from the First World War with venereal diseases and to ensure that treatment was undertaken by qualified medical professionals. The last century has seen remarkable developments in sexual health, however with rising numbers of sexually transmitted infections and the emergence of antimicrobial resistant disease, the provision of high quality sexual health services are more important than ever.

This podcast was produced jointly with the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH). More information on the issues contained within this podcast can be found on the BASHH website and @BASHH_UK.

By: Debbie Manship

Cast (in order of appearance):

• Narrator: Stephen McGann
• Billy: Louis Cardona
• Edie: Lowri Amies
• Chemist: David Jarvis
• Doctor: Peter Wickham
• All other parts were played by members of the cast.
• Composer: Chris Madin
• Studio Engineer: Holly Parris
• Director: Paul Dawson

Produced by Role Call and iD Audio in association with M & F Health Communications”The British Army’s fight against Venereal Disease in the ‘Heroic Age of Prostitution'” by Richard Marshall is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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In this podcast, two of our records specialists tell us about treason and necromancy in The National Archives’ medieval records.

The first part, narrated by Paul Dryburgh, tells the story of a band of men from Coventry who planned to kill King Edward II and his supporters, the Despencers, with a plot that involved wax effigies and pins. In the second part, Sean Cunningham discusses one of the earliest English language statements in legal history; a tale involving a mole catcher and a magical dismembered hand.

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