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What does it mean to be too much, excessive or extra?

We're partying in the archives to examine and celebrate extravagance in all its forms.

Kit has a complicated relationship to being 'Over The Top'.

It's channelled maximum excess into their beloved character, country music icon Tina C, and written and performed a show about the music hall star Fred Barnes - a man who was excessive to tragic extremes.

Kit sets out to discover what being over the top means to them now, in glorious extravagance.

And, of course, Kit's invited some friends to the party to help boost maximum excess:

* King of 1990s extravagance, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen

* Professor of the History of Emotions, Thomas Dixon - who talks extreme joy and extreme sadness

* Malika Booker joins us for an intimate kitchen party chat about being 'too loud' for poetry

* Fashion historian, Amber Buchart helps us get dressed

* Performing hedonists 'Bourgeoius & Maurice' bring us their post-pandemic party show 'Pleasure Seekers'

Keeping us entertained are a host of fantastically over the top characters from the 蜜芽传媒 Archives. Party guests include:

* Quentin Crisp
* Edina & Patsy
* Jilly Goolden

And of course there's some Eurovision. How much? Too much? Let's find out...

Producer: Jessica Treen

First broadcast on 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 in May 2022.

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