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Radio 3,19 mins

Series2016

Proms interval talk: The politics of shaving

BBC Proms

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Just how political can a beard be? New Generation Thinker Alun Withey and historian Kathryn Hughes contemplate the role and politics of facial hair trends through the ages with presenter Dr Shahidha Bari.

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