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On the Old Rules, or Gentility

Episode 3 of 5

Novelist Andrew Martin considers attitudes that no longer seem so vital in the modern world. And this time he thinks about the loss of old rules. The ones to do with 'gentility'.

Producer Duncan Minshull

First broadcast in January 2014.

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15 minutes

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  • Wed 29 Jan 2014 22:45
  • Wed 19 Nov 2014 22:45

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