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Hardeep Singh Kohli chooses a word and sees where it leads him

Hardeep Singh Kohli chooses a word and sees where it leads him. He expects to learn 15 things in 15 minutes he didn't know before

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Hardeep Meg Matthews, who owns 400 pairs of high heels.

Hardeep meets Meg Matthews, who owns 400 pairs of high heels, takes lessons from Chyna Whyne, visits Northampton's shoe museum, and talks to ballroom dancer Lilia Kopylova.

What's in a word? Where did it come from? Where does it lead? In a new series of five programmes Hardeep Singh Kohli chooses a word and sees where it leads him. In 15 minutes he expects to learn 15 things he didn't know before. 

In the third programme - Heels, Hardeep meets Meg Matthews, who owns 400 pairs of high heels, takes lessons from Chyna Whyne, visits Northampton's shoe museum, and asks ballroom dancer Lilia Kopylova what she thinks about the saying that Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did, but backwards, and in high heels.


Producer: Richard Bannerman
A Ladbroke Production for BBC Radio 4.

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