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).

Notes

Broadcast on 5 July, 2004

Creator/production credits

Produced by Emily Jones

Copyright note

BBC Radio

Type/Technique

Languages

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