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EPISODE · Apr 28, 2017 · 13 MIN

Sex Shops

from The Essay · host BBC Radio 3

Andrew Martin toasts five 'social phenomena' that are still with us - just.The genesis of this is hazy. It seems the author lost his travel pass in Soho one day, aged 17. And soon felt there the allure of such places: those erotic emporia. Ruminating on this experience, Andrew looks at the history of such retail outlets and why they have almost entirely disappeared.Producer Duncan Minshull.

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