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Sounds,05 Dec 2025,37 mins,

The Disappearance of Grace Oakeshott

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Contains some violent scenes.

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At the start of the 20th century, Britain was slowly becoming a freer place for women. Young Grace Oakeshott seized every opportunity to learn and improve the world around her - though she found those opportunities frustratingly narrow. One day, she vanished suddenly, leaving behind only a pile of clothes on a beach. A hundred years later, the truth about Grace’s disappearance has finally come to light.

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