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Hannah Fry visits eBay’s authentication centre, where they are waging war against fake high-value trainers. She discovers how American breakfast waffles transformed our trainer soles and how an 18th-century tea set led to the use of celebrity endorsement.

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Mon 13 May 2024 16:15

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  • Armando Trovajoli

    Beach Parade

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Presenter Hannah Fry
Series Producer Eileen Inkson
Executive Producer Paul Overton

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