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Radio 3,13 Feb 2018,15 mins

SeriesWalking The Lobster

Episode 2

The Essay

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Writer John Walsh explores the male desire to stand out in all manner of attire, in all eras. This time his exemplars hark back to the ancient world, to Caesar and Alcibiades, who wore certain colours and certain styles to signal - well, what exactly? Then the author can't resist denouncing his own look during his student years.. Producer Duncan Minshull.

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