The Happy Pod: Life-saving rat retires

Update: 2025-04-12

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Meet the rat with a life-saving sense of smell. Carolina has correctly identified thousands of cases of Tuberculosis. Also: the Malaria vaccine providing hope in Uganda and, what is the UK tea time alarm?

Presenter: Oliver Conway. Music composed by Iona Hampson

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The Happy Pod: Life-saving rat retires

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The Happy Pod: Life-saving rat retires