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Alain de Botton answers the question: What Makes Us Human?

Jeremy presents news, views and live guests.

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Wed 10 Jul 201312:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Lotus Eaters

    First Picture Of You

    • New Frontiers (Various Artists).
    • Temple Records.

  • Taylor Swift

    Everything Has Changed (feat. Ed Sheeran)

    • Red.
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • Neil Diamond

    Cracklin' Rosie

    • Columbia/Mca.

  • China Crisis

    Wishful Thinking

    • Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Billy Ocean

    Having a Party

    • (CD Single).
    • Aqua Music.
    • 1.

  • The Style Council

    Long Hot Summer

    • Virgin.

  • Genesis

    Afterglow

    • Genesis: Platinum Collection CD2.
    • EMI.
    • 11.

  • Pretenders

    Back On The Chain Gang

    • The Pretenders - The Singles.
    • WEA.

  • Bruno Mars

    Treasure

    • Unorthodox Jukebox.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Will Young

    Your Game

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG/19.

Broadcast

  • Wed 10 Jul 201312:00
    BBC Radio 2