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Radio 4,5 mins

Why don't women in period dramas have body hair?

Woman's Hour

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TV dramas go to huge lengths with their sets, costumes and wigs to make you feel like you’re looking back at the past but why – 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 Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 Woman’s Hour presenter Emma Barnett to discuss.

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