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Dark History of the Luddites
The dark history of the Luddites.
Would you have joined the OG Luddites? In 1811 and 1812 across the midlands and north of England which were the Silicon Valley of the day, Luddites smashed machines. They would not stop, not even at murder, in order to fight technology that was tearing down their way of life. Maddy tells Anthony the story this week.
Edited by Tomos Delargy, produced by Freddy Chick, Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
