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The Why Factor: Tattoos

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19/07/2013

BBC World Service - The Why Factor, Tattoos

What motivates people to decorate their bodies with ink?

In this programme, Mike Williams asks why people have tattoos. Where do they come from and what do they say about us? From the Maori of New Zealand to the Mexican Mafia, Mike explores the universal motivation behind why people decorate their bodies with ink. 

(Image: David Beckham's tattooed bare back. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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