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Inventing Bond: The Real Q

Inventing Bond: The Real Q

FromPatented: History of Inventions


Inventing Bond: The Real Q

FromPatented: History of Inventions

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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Apr 12, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Well before Bond was lasering and limboing himself out of fictional situations, these were the questions faced by the British forces trying to repatriate prisoners of war during the Second World War. In this episode, we explore the solutions that they came up with.Dallas is joined by Helen Fry, author of MI9: Escape and Evasion, to find out who the inventive 'Clutty' was, and how he managed to get men out of POW camps with the help of some playing cards and a monopoly board.Edited by Tom Delargy, Produced by Freddy Chick and Sophie Gee, Senior Producer was Charlotte Long. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Apr 12, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

This podcast investigates the curious history of invention and innovation. Did Thomas Edison take credit for things he didn’t actually invent? What everyday items have surprising origins? And would man have ever got to the moon without… the bra? Each episode host Dallas Campbell dives into stories of flukey discoveries, erased individuals and merky marketing ploys with the help of experts, scientists and historians. Expect new episodes every Wednesday and Sunday. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.