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Weapons, real and symbolic
How do weapons exert real and symbolic power, both now and in history? Joining Matthew Sweet are: The former soldier and politician Tobias Ellwood The sculptor Hew Locke, whose artworks exploring colonial power have feat...
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Weapons, real and symbolic is an episode from Arts and Ideas by BBC. How do weapons exert real and symbolic power, both now and in history? Joining Matthew Sweet are: The former soldier and politician Tobias Ellwood The sculptor Hew Locke,...
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Published May 1, 2026, 56:28 long, audio available.
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