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19/07/2010

Presented by Jane Garvey: Are you being served? The history and role of department stores, living where you grow up, Iranian hostage mother and music from The Unthanks.

Presented by Jane Garvey: Are you being served? The history and role of department stores in Britain. Living where you grow up, writer Eoin Colfer and Laura Barton discuss the benefits of staying put or moving away. Nora Shourd talks about her daughter held hostage in Iran and live music from The Unthanks.

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45 minutes

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Mon 19 Jul 2010 10:00

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  • Living where you grew up

    Why do some people decide to stay in the place where they grew up, and others want to leave? With Eoin Colfer and Laura Barton.

    Duration: 08:34

  • Nora Shourd - mother of hiker imprisoned in Iran

    On her campaign to get her daughter and two other Americans released from jail.

    Duration: 09:51

  • The Unthanks

    Modern folk artists Rachel and Becky Unthank play live in studio

    Duration: 12:02

  • Department stores

    Historian Claire Masset talks to Jane about the evolution of these shops from their golden age in the 1920s and 30s.

    Duration: 09:41

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  • Mon 19 Jul 2010 10:00

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