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Chapter 15. Great Lighthouse Disasters, or: Lead Belly
Alastair Forbes is here for stories about lighthouses! Specifically, stories about lighthouse disasters. We'll also hear a bit about John Smeaton, the first ever civil engineer... but mainly we're talking lighthouses fai...
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Chapter 15. Great Lighthouse Disasters, or: Lead Belly is an episode from The Dubious Book of Famous Deeds by The Sonar Network. Alastair Forbes is here for stories about lighthouses! Specifically, stories about lighthouse disasters. We'll...
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Published Jun 13, 2022, 56:43 long, audio available.
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