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45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
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Philip Dodd explores the sexual mores of 18th-century England, talking to Faramerz Dabhoiwala, Joanne Bailey, David Turner, Hallie Rubenhold and Judith Hawley. Show more
47 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Laurence Sterne's comic novel Tristram Shandy. Show more
44 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of the 18th-century writer Fanny Burney, also known as Frances D'Arblay and Frances Burney, best known for her novel Evelina. Show more
52 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the economic and social factors that led to the craze for gin in the 18th century and the moves to control it Show more
