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Radio 4,19 Apr 2017,15 mins

SeriesSeries 5

Memory

The Ideas That Make Us

Available for over a year

We must look back before we can look forward. Bettany Hughes finds out why at an archaeological dig, a memorised musical performance, and a centre for neuropsychological research. With archaeologist Michael Cosmopoulos, classicist Paul Cartledge, conductor of the Aurora Orchestra Nick Collon, and neuropsychologist Catherine Loveday. Producer: Dixi Stewart.

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