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Pall Mall Barbers

Brand new for BBC Arts: The Barbershop in the 18th century – presented by Dr Alun Withey

April 1, 2015April 1, 2015 ~ Dr Alun Withey ~ Leave a comment

Click the link below and the programme should load in a separate window.Then, to play the programme, click the red square in the bottom left, or else you’ll be left with a massive image of me that doesn’t move…and that can’t be good for anyone!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02msv1l/player

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