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The making of ‘Quacks’

How do you create a medical comedy that’s authentic and laugh-out-loud funny?

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The tale of the toxic kidneys

In 1954 a serendipitous coming together of skills and circumstances allowed the first successful organ transplant to take place. Read how Richard Herrick’s life was prolonged by his identical twin’s generosity.

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Rose Mackenberg’s deceptive activism

Discover how a New York private investigator became part of Houdini’s mission to expose the fraudulent mediums making money from their vulnerable, grieving clients.

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‘Jessy’, a film about cerebral palsy

How the 1950s British film industry portrayed this disease.

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  • The travels of Richard & John Lander
  • Richard Westmacott. Photograph by John & Charles Watkins.
  • Richard Doyle. Photograph by John & Charles Watkins.
  • Sir Richard Owen. Photograph by John & Charles Watkins.
  • John Dryden, Samuel Garth, John Vanbrugh, and Richard Steele. Mezzotint by J. Simon after Sir G. Kneller.
  • Richard Notfield, St John's, Margate, Kent, 1446. Brass rubbing by F.R. Hawkes Mason, 1880.
  • Parting glances : directed by Bill Sherwood with Steve Buscemi, John Bolger, Richard Ganoung : a contemporary release.
  • Parting glances : directed by Bill Sherwood with Steve Buscemi, John Bolger, Richard Ganoung : a contemporary release.
  • Richard Smith junior (1772-1843), surgeon to the Bristol Royal Infirmary 1796-1843. Oil painting by John Hazlitt, 1824.
  • Richard Smith junior (1772-1843), surgeon to the Bristol Royal Infirmary 1796-1843. Oil painting by John Hazlitt, 1824.
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