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Why don't women in period dramas have body hair?
TV dramas go to huge lengths with their sets, costumes and wigs to make you feel like you鈥檙e looking back at the past but why 鈥� given hair removal is a fairly modern development - is body hair so rarely seen?
As Bridgerton returns to our screens, historian and podcast host Dr Marissa C Rhodes joins 麻豆社 Radio 4 Woman鈥檚 Hour presenter Emma Barnett to discuss.
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