Ray Bradbury's The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Journalist John Walsh recalls a pristine white suit in a short story by Ray Bradbury.
The Essay · BBC Radio 3
January 15, 201614m 43s
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Show Notes
Five writers recall clothes and accessories that resonate vividly in works of art: The series started with a white dress and ends with a pristine white suit ... Author and journalist John Walsh describes the transformative powers of a 'two-piece', worn in turn by a motley bunch of blokes in Los Angeles and celebrated in Ray Bradbury's story 'The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit'.
Producer Duncan Minshull