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‘The Story of Things’ is a podcast series hosted by the University of York in partnership with the York Festival of Ideas
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Monday Jun 03, 2019
Monday Jun 03, 2019
On the 80th anniversary of nylon stockings, discover how Britain's insatiable desire for hosiery led to a thriving black market in the wake of the Second World War. Dr Mark Roodhouse from the University of York's Department of History talks about the 'wonder' that was nylon stockings and how they became bigger business than drug smuggling.
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