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Joe follows in his great-grandfather's footsteps to Turkey where he was employed, it seems, making gas masks.

Joe follows in his great-grandfather's footsteps to Turkey where he was employed, it seems, making gas masks.

Written and presented by Joe Dunthorne
Produced by Eleanor McDowall
Music by Jeremy Warmsley
Mixing engineer, Mike Woolley
With thanks to David McDowall
Story consultant, Sarah Geis
Executive producer, Alan Hall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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29 minutes

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Tue 15 Sep 2026 23:00
BBC Radio 4

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