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I took part in the first "Miss Wheelchair World" Outlook. Audio, 00:07:59
Paula Miranda was training to be a sports teacher, when a car crash left her tetraplegic
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Is showering once a week enough? Newsday. Audio, 00:02:46
Dame Vivienne Westwood believes it's the key to staying young
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- Posted3 October 2017
Why are so many Middle Eastern men having nose jobs? ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Minute. Video, 00:01:00
Surgeons in Lebanon claim to be seeing rising numbers of men seeking plastic surgery
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- Posted28 September 2017
Short Works. Series 1, The Beautiful Girl. Audio, 15 minutes
An original short work for radio by Australian writer Sophie Townsend.
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Marketing: Hacking the Unconscious. Series 1, A Campaign for 'Real' Women? Audio, 14 minutes
Advertising's attempts to modernise its often harmful portrayal of female beauty.
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The Why Factor. Short. Audio, 23 minutes
Why do some short people lie about their height?
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Thinking Allowed. The ways women age - Beauty politics. Audio, 27 minutes
The ways women age. Also beauty politics.
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The Why Factor. Why do Men Want Six Packs? Audio, 23 minutes
Why do men all over the world crave these six bumps on their stomach?
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A Slick of Red Lippie. Audio, 28 minutes
Cathy Macdonald explores the history and glamour of red lipstick.
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The Why Factor. Thin. Audio, 18 minutes
Mike Williams asks why so many people want to be thin in a world grappling with obesity.
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A Point of View. Face to Face. Audio, 10 minutes
Tom Shakespeare is concerned by what the rise of cosmetic surgery says about society.
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Thinking Allowed. Fashion and Beauty. Audio, 28 minutes
Laurie Taylor explores the pleasures and dangers in keeping up appearances.
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Mind the Gap. Audio, 30 minutes
As a reluctantly gap-toothed woman, Patricia Cumper explores their cultural significance.
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5 Live Investigates. Police pursuits and illegal teeth whitening. Audio, 46 minutes
Police pursuits and illegal teeth whitening.
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The Why Factor. The Evolution of Beards. Audio, 18 minutes
How did beards evolve and what is their purpose?
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The Why Factor. Perfume. Audio, 18 minutes
Why do we use perfume and what does it say about us?
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The Why Factor. Symmetry. Audio, 18 minutes
Why does symmetry exist and why do we see such beauty in it?
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The Why Factor. Female Body Hair. Audio, 18 minutes
The history of hair removal and what it tells us about notions of female beauty
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The Why Factor. Make-up. Audio, 18 minutes
Why millions of women - and some men - paint their faces
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Disability: A New History. Beauty and Deformity. Audio, 14 minutes
Peter White on the impact that ideas about beauty and deformity had on people's lives.
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