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When Homosexuality Was a Crime

The horrific use of aversion therapy to "cure" homosexuality in 1960s Britain; plus a 99-year-old former aide to Chiang Kai Shek; and ending communal housing in the former USSR.

Comedian and broadcaster Pete Price speaks about being subjected to horrific aversion therapy to "cure" him of his homosexuality in 1960s Britain. Plus the 99-year-old former aide to the Chinese nationalist leader, Chiang Kai Shek, a radical new approach to housing in the former USSR, the perils of deep sea commercial diving in the North Sea and how the Welsh fought for recognition of their language.

Photo: Pete Price (private collection)

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51 minutes

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Sun 30 Jul 2017 23:06GMT
91热爆 World Service except News Internet

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