Going bald in an increasingly hairy world

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🗓️ 7 February 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

With the rise of hair transplants, many men are opting out of baldness. But why is it so hard to accept this natural part of ageing? Stuart Heritage and Rudi Zygadlo explain. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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0:00.0	This is The Guardian.
0:08.4	Today, where did all the bald men go?
0:16.8	People can't stop talking about Academy Award nominated for original screenplay. September 5.
0:21.6	There's a hostage situation right now in the Olympic Village.
0:24.2	A claustrophobic masterpiece, The Times, Ed Potten.
0:27.2	ABC wants news to take over.
0:28.5	Your sports, you're in way over your head.
0:30.3	Based on true events.
0:31.5	If they shoot someone on live television, whose story is that?
0:34.6	Is it ours or is it theirs?
0:35.8	A taut, tense thriller, four stars, The Guardian, Peter Bretshaw.
0:39.1	Our job is to tell the story of these individuals.
0:41.6	What's happening?
0:42.5	Oh, God.
0:43.3	September 5 in Cinemas Now, cert 15.
0:52.1	Bald men used to be everywhere.
0:55.0	Prime Ministers were bald.
0:57.0	We should fight on the beaches.
0:59.0	Which will fight on the landing grounds.
1:01.0	Footballers were bald.
1:03.0	Can he finish it once and for all?
1:06.0	Zinnadin Zidharin.
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