James Friel: In Praise of the Single Life
Novelist James Friel defends the value and virtues of the single life against the widespread cultural view that being in a couple is a superior state of existence.
Novelist James Friel, author of "The Posthumous Affair", defends the value and virtues of the single life against the widespread cultural view that being in a couple is a superior state of being.
Four Thought is a series of talks offering a personal viewpoint recorded in front of an audience at the RSA in London.
Producer: Sheila Cook.
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- Wed 7 Nov 201220:45BBC Radio 4
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Four Thought
Series of thought-provoking talks on topics that affect culture and society.
