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Crisis on the Top Shelf
Rowan Pelling looks at the history of top-shelf magazines in Britain, their changing content, society's attitude toward them and their future in the face of internet competition.
Rowan Pelling looks at the history of top-shelf magazines in Britain, their changing content, society's attitude toward them and their future in the face of internet competition and declining sales. She looks at the effect that the rise of 'lads mags', the feminist movement and the increasing sexualisation of society have had on adult magazines.
Last on
Fri 9 Jan 200923:30
BBC Radio 4
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- Tue 4 Nov 200811:30BBC Radio 4
- Fri 9 Jan 200923:30BBC Radio 4