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Tortoise Investigates - Pig Iron - 3. The lonely impulse - BBC Sounds

Tortoise Investigates

Pig IronPig Iron

3. The lonely impulse

Released On: 25 Oct 2024

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After years in Ukraine, how did Chris end up in a remote corner of South Sudan?

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