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Death By Chocolate

From Brighton's chocolate-cream poisoner to chocolate hand grenades. Jo Brand looks at the sinister history of the sweet treat.

Heavenly chocolate - so good it must be bad!

Comedian Jo Brand unwraps the confection’s history of decadence and deceit.

Jo discovers a cunning plan for a chocolate mousetrap and gets to make her own Easter bunny using the best chocolate in the world.

With the help of:

Joanna Crosby
Paul A Young
RIchard Witts
Dr Ricky Singh
Laura McCurry

Producer: Viv Beeby

First broadcast on ±«Óãtv Radio 4 in March 2007.

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 2 May 2022 03:30
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Broadcasts

  • Sat 10 Mar 2007 10:30
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  • Thu 10 Feb 2011 14:30
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  • Sun 2 Oct 2011 05:30
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  • Sat 1 Dec 2012 07:30
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  • Sat 10 May 2014 07:30
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