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1. War
The Bengal famine of 1943 in British India: the forgotten story of World War 2
2. The Cigarette Tin
The escalating food crisis forces people to make life and death decisions.
3. The F-Word
Famine grips Bengal but publicly, no-one is calling it a famine.
4. The Tapes
The discovery of cassette tapes throw new light on colonial responsibility.
5. Ghosts
Three million people died - but why are they not better remembered?