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In Search of Spanish Flu

Documentary in which a team of top UK virologists exhume the body of statesman, military officer and diplomat Sir Mark Sykes from a country churchyard in an attempt to detect the genetic footprint of one of the most dangerous viruses the world has ever seen, the Spanish Flu. It may be that an aristocrat who died nearly 90 years ago holds the key to preventing a modern bird flu pandemic.

English
  • Originally Aired October 6, 2008
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network BBC
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