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    Roller Girls

    Rocking and rolling and slamming and jamming  with the ladies of the London Roller Girls.

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    By Eleanor McDowall • Dec 15, 2012 • 28m Listen

    Roller Derby is an American invention but leagues are booming across the Atlantic too. In this boisterous and rollicking half hour you'll hear from players like Auntie Terror, Anna Mosity, and Debbie Does Malice, and find what draws them to the skating oval to get bruised and battered. It's an exuberant celebration of self expression and female aggression.

    Roller Girls was produced by Eleanor McDowall, and it was a Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4.

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    © Derek Bremner 2011

    Note: This program originally aired on April 20, 2012.

    Banner image © Derek Bremner 2011

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