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Physician Gavin Francis leads us round a cultural map of the body: the foot, a unique marvel of engineering. From 2015.

Gavin Francis leads us through a cultural map of the body – an adventure in what it means to be human. Drawing on his own experiences as a physician and writer, he blends first-hand case studies with reflections on the way the body has been imagined and portrayed over millennia.

His journey ends at the foot – a marvel of engineering often overlooked by anatomists and medical students.

It’s thanks to the arches of our feet that we stepped into our humanity more than two million years ago.

Read by Bill Paterson
Abridged by Jo Coombs

Produced by Hannah Marshall
A Loftus production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015.

15 minutes

Last on

Sat 18 Apr 202002:45
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

ReaderBill Paterson
WriterGavin Francis
AbridgerJo Coombs
ProducerHannah Marshall

Broadcasts

  • Fri 12 Jun 201509:45
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Sat 13 Jun 201500:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 17 Apr 202014:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 18 Apr 202002:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra