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Dominic Arkwright chairs a discussion beteween Joe Queenan, Pauline Black and Toby Young.

Dominic Arkwright discusses the idea of the 'spirit of the age' with Joe Queenan, Pauline Black and Toby Young. From July 2007.

Zeitgeist

Joe Queenan, Pauline Black and Toby Young discuss one of the few German words to find a secure place in the English language.

Though adored by fashion writers and political columnists alike, Queenan says: 'If you used words like zeitgeist where I grew up, they'd break your legs'.

Dominic Arkwright presents.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.

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