# Rinsed: 2. Water Works

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Podcast: [Understand](https://stenobird.com/podcast/understand-5784160)
Published: 2026-05-11T13:10:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002w9fv
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## Resource

The centuries old battle between public good and private profit that’s still being fought today. Kate Lamble holds her nose and plunges into the long history of the water industry and some of the many conflicts that have shaped it. Reported and presented by Kate Lamble Producer: Elle Scott Sound Design: Andy Fell Executive Producer: Joe Kent Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke Rinsed is a BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4

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