Jean Harlow

The Essay - A podcast by BBC Radio 3 - Mondays

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Arts Society & Culture

Author and broadcaster Sarah Churchwell describes the spell that female film stars of the 1930s and '40s have over her..From Barbara Stanwyck, 'the tough broad', to a vision of modernity who is all 'satin' and 'chrome'. The author moves on to consider the original 'blonde bombshell' - Jean Harlow.Producer Duncan Minshull.