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Dec 2021
9m 22s

A Sense of Home

Bbc Radio 4
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Will Self reflects on his B&B renaissance.

From early memories of B&Bs with his parents...to the anonymous isolation of corporate hotels...to the 'pseudo-hygge' of Airbnbs, Will looks at our changing relationship with property.

Producer: Adele Armstrong

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