Rebecca Stott is fascinated with abandoned or ruined cities.
She knows she's in good company - along with the millions of people who've been drawn to the recent mini-series, Chernobyl... or the video game, Metro Exodus.
She believes that, in these precarious times, they give us what H.G. Wells once called 'a sense of dethronement'.
Producer: Adele Armstrong
Published on Friday, 30th August 2019.
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