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The Cult of Childhood
4/4. The Amazing True Story of the Flapper Concluding her exploration of the theme of childhood in early 20th-century literature, Deborah Bowman argues that flappers and similar childlike posings were a way of criticising the adult world. Writers featured include Hilaire Belloc and Saki.

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Deborah Bowman
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Hilaire Belloc
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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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