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5. The Dancing Dot

Episode 5 of 5

Janet Ellis explores the dot. A simple word for a most significant mark: a long lasting design love affair. From 2017.

Janet Ellis explores our love affair with the polka-dot and what it says about us.

The simple dot is one of the first marks man ever made. From being a word we uttered infrequently, the advent of digital has made it one we use all the time.

The dot. We wear it, listen to it, read it and gaze on it. We send it through the air and under the waves. Each programme in this series circles a different aspect of this simple mark.

Contributors include film and TV costume designer Leonie Hartard, designer Cressida Bell, and a clown, Mattie Faint.

Producer: Caroline Raphael

A Dora production, first broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in 2017.

14 minutes

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Fri 10 Jan 2025 09:30
大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra

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  • Fri 22 Sep 2017 13:45
    大象传媒 Radio 4
  • Sun 26 Jul 2020 11:45
    大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
  • Fri 10 Jan 2025 09:30
    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra