Toys
Business Daily. Star Wars: The empire strikes cash. Audio, 18 minutes
We look at the growing market for vintage figures
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted28 November 2023
Witness History. Cabbage Patch Kids. Audio, 9 minutes
Christmas 1983 saw frenzied shoppers buy three million Cabbage Patch Kids
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted16 November 2023
Uncanny. Series 3, S3. Case 4: Elton’s Phone. Audio, 29 minutes
A 6-year-old boy loves playing with his toy telephone. Until it starts ringing by itself.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted25 October 2023
The Conversation. Are dolls good for girls? Audio, 27 minutes
A psychologist and a doll maker discuss the impact of playing with toys on the brain.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted4 October 2023
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- Posted25 September 2023
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- Posted20 August 2023
Business Daily. Business Daily meets: Mattel's CEO. Audio, 18 minutes
Ynon Kreiz on transforming Barbie into a movie
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted4 August 2023
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- Posted2 August 2023
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- Posted27 July 2023
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- Posted22 July 2023
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- Posted20 July 2023
Witness History. The birth of Barbie. Audio, 9 minutes
Ruth Handler created the Barbie doll which was first sold in 1959
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted15 July 2023
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- Posted13 July 2023
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- Posted13 July 2023
Witness History. Aibo: The world’s first robot dog. Audio, 9 minutes
The world's first robot dog called Aibo, sold out in just 20 minutes in 1999
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Witness History. Inventing Rubik’s Cube. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1974, a Hungarian architect, Ernő Rubik invented his bestselling puzzle
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
