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Bed of Lies

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Bed of Lies

The Telegraph

Identity Theft, Uda, Stakeknife, Northern Ireland, Ira, Agents, True Crime, Spies, Sex, Intrigue, Stories, Police, Poison, News, Lies, Documentary, Contaminated Blood, Society & Culture, Relationships, Undercover Police, Stolen Identity, Health & Fitness, Scandal, Love, Love And Relationships, Medicine

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Plasma is a life saver - and a lucrative industry. One that made fortunes and cost lives. But what was really going on behind closed doors? A whistleblower reveals all.


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0:00.0

Meet Sarah.

0:01.0

Hi there.

0:01.8

Sarah's pranged her car miles from home.

0:04.3

And she's not sure if her insurance covers getting back.

0:07.6

Thankfully, Aviva can help solve this car insurance conundrum.

0:11.2

If you've had an accident and your car's not safe to drive, we'll get you safely home.

0:15.6

You'll have your feet up in no time, Sarah.

0:17.7

Thank goodness.

0:18.5

Helping solve your car insurance puzzles, it takes Aviva. Get a quote today at aviva.com.uk.

0:24.8

Onward travel arrangements on comprehensive cover. Geographical restrictions apply.

0:33.1

The Telegraph. Podcasts.

0:43.0

Plasma has a nickname. It's called Liquid Gold.

0:47.5

I compared the price of plasma to the price of gold, and it was much more expensive.

0:50.2

Douglas Starr wrote the book on Blood.

0:56.0

Blood is something that just goes to the heart of us and who we are and how we think. And I can't think of any other part of the human body that carry such resonance.

1:00.0

He tells me how this natural life force came to be such a precious material.

1:06.0

The story begins in ancient times with a mystical reputation.

1:12.6

Blood was sacred to the Egyptians, to the Romans.

1:17.6

The Greeks saw it as one of the four humors,

1:20.6

and it was thought to ebb and flow through the body

1:23.6

and maintain the balance of everything.

1:25.6

And that's why when people were sick,

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