From the archive: Sewage sleuths: the men who revealed the slow, dirty death of Welsh and English rivers
Podcast: The Audio Long ReadRating: Explicit Published On: Wed Sep 17 2025
Description: We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2022: A tide of effluent, broken laws and ruthless cuts is devastating the nation’s waterways. An academic and a detective have dredged up the truth of how it was allowed to happen – but will anything be done? By Oliver Bullough. Read by Peter Searles. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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