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Federico Fellini's 8 1/2
Episode 3 of 5
Five writers recall clothes and accessories that resonate vividly in works of art:
Author and critic Stephen Bayley on a pair of glasses sported brilliantly in the film 8 1/2 by Marcello Mastroianni. So classic and cool are the frames, that we desire them today.
Producer Duncan Minshull
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Wed 21 Nov 201822:45
BBC Radio 3
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- Wed 13 Jan 201622:45BBC Radio 3
- Wed 21 Nov 201822:45BBC Radio 3
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