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GossipTuesday 5 November 2002
Over the past few weeks we've gorged on scandal after scandal as the love lives of Ulrika, Edwina and Angus have hit the headlines.

So when did gossip move from the odd column to the front pages? And why are we so fascinated with such tittle-tattle?
Jenni talks to the Roger Wilkes, author of a new book on the history of scandal, and to Sun newspaper columnist, Emma Jones.
Scandal: A Scurrilous History of Gossip by Roger Wilkes, Atlantic Books
Tell us what you think about gossip


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