Underwear history: everything you wanted to know
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Welcome to the History Extra podcast. Fascinating historical conversations from the makers of BBC History magazine. Pants, knickers, bloomers, drawers, bras, wi fronts, cod pieces and petticoats. Yes, in this week's Everything You Wanted to Know episode, our topic is the history of underwear. Our expert is the fashion historian Dr.
Serena Dyer, and in conversation with David Musgrove, she briefs us on the history of what our ancestors wore under their clothes. Today we are talking about the history of underwear in the latest in our Everything You Want to Know episodes, and I'm delighted to be joined by an expert on that topic, Dr. Serena Dyer. Hi, how are you? Hi, Dave.
I'm really well. Thank you for having me. Great, it's good to have you here. Let's go to the to the start of the conversation right at the top from Hinefold on X. When did people start wearing underwear?
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