Rose

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Brett Westwood looks into the heart of a rose. Its power lies in its infinite mutability - the rose symbolises everything from sex to socialism, romance to religious belief. It's not English, and it inspired the first punk single, as well as much of Persian poetry. David Austin Jr shows Brett around their rose garden, and cultural historian Jennifer Potter whizzes through roses from Sappho to Shakespeare. Contributors: Narguess Farzad, Senior Fellow in Persian at SOAS, University of London Jennifer Potter, author of The Rose: A True History David Austin Jr, Managing Director, David Austin Roses Original producer : Beth O'Dea Archive producer for BBC Audio in Bristol : Andrew Dawes Revised repeat - first broadcast in a longer form on August 9th 2016