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Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 11^th Jan 2021, 22:45 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Mon 7^th Nov 2022, 22:45 on BBC Radio 3

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Writer Polly Coles reads Know Thy Selfie, the first of her essays on portraiture and our obsession with ourselves. Show more

The Essay

Mug Shots

Fame and Infamy

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 13^th Jan 2021, 22:45 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Wed 9^th Nov 2022, 22:45 on BBC Radio 3

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Writer Polly Coles reads the third of her essays about portraiture and our obsession with ourselves: Fame and Infamy. Show more

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FactualArts, Culture & the Media

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The Essay

Mug Shots

Sitting - Our Place in the World

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 14^th Jan 2021, 22:45 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Thu 10^th Nov 2022, 22:45 on BBC Radio 3

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Writer Polly Coles reads the next of her essays about portraiture and our obsession with ourselves: Sitting - Our Place in the World. Show more

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The Essay

Mug Shots

Portraits of Love and Hate

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 12^th Jan 2021, 22:45 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Tue 8^th Nov 2022, 22:45 on BBC Radio 3

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Writer Polly Coles reads the next of her essays about portraiture and our obsession with ourselves: Portraits of Love and Hate. Show more

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FactualArts, Culture & the Media

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The Essay

Mug Shots

Heads, bodies and legs

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 15^th Jan 2021, 22:45 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Fri 11^th Nov 2022, 22:45 on BBC Radio 3

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Polly Coles reads the final essay in her series on portraiture and our obsession with ourselves: Heads, bodies and legs. Show more

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