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World Service,23 May 2015,40 mins

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Why myth, storytelling and fairy tales are important, what they tell us about ourselves and our communities and what happens when they turn bad. With Jack Zipes, Emeritus Professor of German, Angie Hobbs, Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy and entomologist, ( insect expert ) May Berenbaum. Photo: a large storybook of myths (BBC)

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