The Lancashire cotton industry, in the north of England, was at the heart of the world's industrial revolution and the main engine of the British economy. Peter Day finds out how it struggles to survive.
Producer: Sandra Kanthal
Editor: Stephen Chilcott
Published on Friday, 18th May 2012.
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