Here for the History - Where Did The Modern Toilet Come From?

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Have you ever stopped to think about the technological marvel that is the modern toilet?

Alice Loxton and Ben Henderson chart a course from a Roman fort in Northumberland via Victorian London to a council flat in 20th century Glasgow. All to find out - when did we get flushing loos? And what happened to all that waste?
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Conversations with Dr Stephen Halliday and Lee Jackson

Published on Thursday, 15th October 2026.

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