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3. "Cotton is King"
Episode 3 of 5
Luxury sheets to denim jeans – a story of how cotton grew to dominate the industrial world. Read by Francesca Dymond.
What's been the worldwide impact of cotton production?
And how did denim become so popular?
Kassia St Clair unravels more of the stories behind our well-known fabrics.
Abridged by Laurence Wareing.
Read by Francesca Dymond.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
First broadcast on Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 in October 2018.
Last on
Thu 13 Jul 2023
02:00
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