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Disability: A New History - Wooden Legs and Wheelchairs - BBC Sounds

Disability: A New History - Wooden Legs and Wheelchairs - BBC Sounds

Disability: A New History

Wooden Legs and WheelchairsWooden Legs and Wheelchairs

Released On: 04 Jun 2013

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Peter White has a close encounter with an aristocratic wooden leg.

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