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The Reith LecturesMarina Warner - Managing MonstersEpisodes

    Home: our Famous Island Race

    6/6Marina Warner looks at myths of national identity and asks: what is home ground?

    Cannibal Tales: The Hunger for Conquest

    5/6In her penultimate lecture Marina Warner asks: who are the real cannibals?

    Beautiful Beasts: The Call of the Wild

    4/6From King Kong to the teddy bear, Marina Warner examines the changing value of the animal.

    Little Angels, Little Devils: Keeping Children Innocent

    3/6Marina Warner examines the various depictions of children in myths and stories.

    Boys Will Be Boys

    2/6Marina Warner examines the threads linking ancient myths and modern machismo.

    Monstrous Mothers

    1/6In her first lecture, Marina Warner examines the role of the 'she-monster' in myth.