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Sick to Death: A History of Medicine in 10 Objects
33 minutes 20 seconds
4 years ago
The Black Death
In the third episode of our brand-new podcast series, historian and host Rebecca Rideal is joined by Sick to Death’s very own Dean Paton, as well as experts Dr Janina Ramirez, Professor Michael Wood, Dr Eleanor Janega, Dr Emma Wells and Shafi Musaddique to investigate the history of the Black Death – from medicine and religion to trade and culture. Today’s object is a pomander, used to ward of miasma…
Written and produced by Rebecca Rideal.
Edited and produced by Peter Curry.
Theme music: “Time” by The Broxton Hundred
The podcast is brought to you by Sick to Death, an exciting new medical museum in the heart of historic Chester.
Sick to Death: A History of Medicine in 10 Objects