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1. The Good Old Days
4 Extra Debut. Travis Elborough traces the origins of the British antiques trade, its development and a fashion for buying armour. From 2018.
Travis Elborough charts the rise and fall of the antique.
He examines how, ultimately, the present always dictates which bits of yesteryear we deem worthy of collecting.
Travis looks back at the origins of the antiques trade and traces how it developed in Britain during the 19th and early 20th century.
He discovers the fashion for buying suits of armour and unearths the significance of "Wardour Street English".
Producer: Sheila Cook.
First broadcast on 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 in August 2018.
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