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The World Turned Upside Down
On the day when women are at liberty to propose marriage, Roy Porter explores the tradition of role-reversal, from the medieval Lord of Misrule to contemporary transvestism via the radical ideas of the English Revolution and songs of female highwaymen.
Producer Julian May

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Roy Porter
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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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