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  • 2021-01-05T21:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 59m
  • Gavin Ahern
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
How a Leicester factory makes one and a half million socks annually. What causes smelly feet, and which socks tackle it best. How a cotton spinner in Manchester produces 4,200 miles of yarn every hour. A revolutionary eco-cotton supplier. The history of 1980s sock fashion, and how the 'Kitchener stitch' helped save the feet of British soldiers in the trenches during the Great War.
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