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Legion of Swine

The story of the 2009 swine flu epidemic from the point of view of the virus itself, mixing poetry and science to reveal the devious route taken by this strain of influenza.

Telling the story of the 2009 swine flu epidemic - from the point of view of the virus itself. A mixture of poetry and science reveals the devious route this strain of influenza has followed from its distant relative, the Spanish Flu which killed millions after the First World War, into birds and pigs and back into humans and around the world. What has the virus got to say for itself?

30 minutes

Last on

Thu 31 Dec 2009 21:00

Broadcast

  • Thu 31 Dec 2009 21:00