A Point of View - David Cannadine: Why Wear a Tie?
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Historian David Cannadine compares the traditions of tie wearing on both sides of the Atlantic. He reflects on the social significance of this element of male dress and observes a recent phenomenon - that politicians seem to campaign in open neck shirts but govern wearing ties.
Producer: Sheila Cook.
Published on Friday, 2nd March 2012.
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