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Rob NewmanRob Newman's Total Eclipse of Descartes
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Rob Newman unpicks 3000 years of philosophy – good and bad: genetics and internationalism. From September 2018.

Rob navigates the wonders and pitfalls of genetics and internationalism.

One of Britain's finest comedians Rob Newman sets his sights on the world of philosophy, unpicking 3000 years of good and bad ideas to discover how we got into this mess. In a world gone mad can philosophy provide the answer?

Written and performed by Rob Newman.

Edited by John Whitehall.

Producer: Jon Harvey
Executive Producer: Richard Wilson

A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2018.

28 minutes

Last on

Sat 18 Jan 202522:30
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  • Wed 26 Sep 201818:30
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  • Wed 3 Oct 201807:30
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  • Wed 3 Oct 201817:30
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  • Wed 3 Oct 201822:00
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  • Thu 4 Oct 201805:30
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  • Wed 13 Feb 201911:30
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  • Thu 1 Apr 202107:00
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  • Thu 1 Apr 202117:00
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  • Fri 2 Apr 202105:00
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  • Sat 29 Oct 202222:00
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  • Sat 18 Jan 202522:30
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