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Barbie celebrates 50th birthday

The iconic doll Barbie is to celebrate her 50th birthday. At New York Fashion Week, real-life Barbie stand-ins will parade in 50 outfits by top designers. Marketing expert Agnes Nairn and psychoanalyst and author Susie Orbach, discuss if children are still as taken with the dolls as they were half a century ago.

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