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The Essay

Listener, They Wore It

James Whistler's Symphony in White, No 1

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Art historian James Fox recalls the painting of the dress that caused intrigue in the 1860s and still resonates today - James Whistler's Symphony in White, No 1. Show more

The Essay

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Francoise Sagan's Bonjour Tristesse

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Journalist Rachel Cooke on a famous pair of 'peddle pushers' in the novel Bonjour Tristesse, and how she attempted to pull off the same style. Show more

The Essay

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F Scott Fitzgerald's Tender Is the Night

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Justine Picardie, editor of Harper's Bazaar, celebrates a whole wardrobe of clothes that shimmers in F Scott Fitzgerald's novel Tender Is the Night. Show more

The Essay

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Ray Bradbury's The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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The series started with a white dress and ends with a pristine white suit, in a short story by Ray Bradbury, recalled by journalist John Walsh. Show more