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Fat Policemen

Duration:
10 minutes
First broadcast:
Friday 30 March 2012

David Cannadine reflects on the changing images of the typical policeman and our attitude towards the way they look in the light of a recent report that over half of the members of the Metropolitan Police are overweight.
Producer: Sheila Cook.

  • A Point of View: The face of the law

    A Point of View: The face of the law

    What sort of personality - and what sort of shape - do we want our policemen ideally to have? Historian David Cannadine looks at the popular perception of the British bobby over the years.

    Read David Cannadine's article on BBC News website.

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