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Radio 4,23 Dec 2020,14 mins

3. Are you lonesome tonight?

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Phill Jupitus searches for the answers to questions posed by songs. A song made a hit by Elvis Presley in 1960 provokes a discussion on the connection between loneliness and night time. Phil chats to Samaritan volunteer Sue Peart and Louise Arseneault, Professor of Developmental Psychology at Kings College, London. Producer: Rosie Boulton A Must Try Softer production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2020.

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