Smallpox.
- Date:
- 2004
- Audio
About this work
Description
In the third item on the programme Paul Allen looks back at the devastating effects smallpox has had on our history. In the 1960's the World Health Organisation aimed to eradicate smallpox worldwide. Now, although the disease is gone, the virus is still alive - should we kill it once and for all? What are the ethical implications of completely wiping out a living organism? But if we don't eradicate it, we run the risk of it being used as a very powerful biological weapon.
Publication/Creation
London : BBC Radio 3, 2004.
Physical description
1 sound cassette (45 min).
Series
Notes
Broadcast on 5 July, 2004
Creator/production credits
Produced by Emily Jones
Copyright note
BBC Radio
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores970A