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David Cannadine: Why Wear a Tie?

Published: March 2, 2012, 9 p.m.

Historian David Cannadine compares the traditions of tie wearing on both sides of the Atlantic. He reflects on the social significance of this element of male dress and observes a recent phenomenon - that politicians seem to campaign in open neck shirts but govern wearing ties.\nProducer: Sheila Cook.