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The forgotten story of a group of British mavericks who took on an impossible mission with a daring and fearless approach.
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Nick Higham is a writer and former journalist who spent nearly 30 years as a BBC correspondent. An accomplished television and radio performer, he is also a regular interviewer at literary festivals and is a former presenter of 'Meet the Author' on the BBC News Channel. His history of London's water, The Mercenary River, was published in 2022.
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