The Why Factor
The Why Factor
BBC World Service
Tattoos
17 minutes Posted Jul 19, 2013 at 5:50 pm.
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In this programme, Mike Williams asks why people have tattoos. Where do they come from and what do they say about us? From the Maori of New Zealand to the Mexican Mafia, Mike explores the universal motivation behind why people decorate their bodies with ink.

(Image: David Beckham's tattooed bare back. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)