Beauty standards
Why are so many Middle Eastern men having nose jobs? BBC Minute. Video, 00:01:00
Surgeons in Lebanon claim to be seeing rising numbers of men seeking plastic surgery
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted28 September 2017
Short Works. Series 1, The Beautiful Girl by Sophie Townsend. Audio, 15 minutes
As a teenager, Sophie was bookish, keen, but her daughter is more interested in make-up.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Marketing: Hacking the Unconscious. Series 1, A Campaign for 'Real' Women? Audio, 14 minutes
Advertising's attempts to modernise its often harmful portrayal of female beauty.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Short. Audio, 23 minutes
Why do some short people lie about their height?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Thinking Allowed. The ways women age - Beauty politics. Audio, 27 minutes
The ways women age. Also beauty politics.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Why do Men Want Six Packs? Audio, 23 minutes
Why do men all over the world crave these six bumps on their stomach?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
A Slick of Red Lippie. Audio, 28 minutes
Cathy Macdonald explores the history and glamour of red lipstick.
- AttributionBBC Radio Scotland
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Thin. Audio, 18 minutes
Mike Williams asks why so many people want to be thin in a world grappling with obesity.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
A Point of View. Face to Face. Audio, 10 minutes
Tom Shakespeare is concerned by what the rise of cosmetic surgery says about society.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Thinking Allowed. Fashion and Beauty. Audio, 28 minutes
Laurie Taylor explores the pleasures and dangers in keeping up appearances.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Mind the Gap. Audio, 30 minutes
As a reluctantly gap-toothed woman, Patricia Cumper explores their cultural significance.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
5 Live Investigates. Police pursuits and illegal teeth whitening. Audio, 46 minutes
Police pursuits and illegal teeth whitening.
- AttributionBBC Radio 5 Live
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. The Evolution of Beards. Audio, 18 minutes
How did beards evolve and what is their purpose?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Snow White and the Seven Signs of Ageing. Audio, 28 minutes
Cathy FitzGerald tries to rescue the Wicked Queen from the mirror's spell.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Perfume. Audio, 18 minutes
Why do we use perfume and what does it say about us?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Symmetry. Audio, 18 minutes
Why does symmetry exist and why do we see such beauty in it?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Female Body Hair. Audio, 18 minutes
The history of hair removal and what it tells us about notions of female beauty
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Make-up. Audio, 18 minutes
Why millions of women - and some men - paint their faces
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Disability: A New History. Beauty and Deformity. Audio, 14 minutes
Peter White on the impact that ideas about beauty and deformity had on people's lives.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. The Heel. Audio, 12 minutes
Where did the fascination with elevated footwear come from and what do they tell us?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Four Thought. Series 3, Sara Ziff: The Problem with Fashion. Audio, 15 minutes
Model and activist Sara Ziff discusses the problems with fashion and modelling.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Asian Network Reports. Special Reports, Pakistan's Next Top Model. Audio, 30 minutes
As fashion booms in Pakistan, so does the demand for models, but are they up to scratch?
- AttributionBBC Asian Network
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. Tracing Beauty. Audio, 45 minutes
Ben Quash considers what we mean when we talk about beauty.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
