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Summer NightsSeries 2Episodes

    Do we need darkness in our lives?

    6/6Jay Rayner asks what compels people to look at horrific things.

    Does size matter?

    5/6When it comes to being a successful nation, is it better to be a big one or a small one?

    Comfort in others' shame

    4/6Are we secretly reassured by the shame and failure of others? With Jane Garvey.

    Ebola - 'Keep calm and carry on'?

    3/6Aleks Krotoski discusses pandemics, panics and our fascination with contagious diseases.

    Do all conflicts have more in common than we might think?

    2/6Conflicts, big and small - what do they have in common? Evan Davis and guests discuss.

    Social media - does the retweet empower us?

    1/6Jane Garvey asks if we are better informed, but more powerless in the age of social media?