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Radio 4,1 min

Does this cheer you up?

Broadcasting House

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Broadcasting House presenter Paddy O'Connell introduces an experiment designed to lift your mood after a recent study suggests that you are more grumpy in your middle age. First, a few phrases from Beethoven's Spring Sonata.... (Photo: Barry Cryer. Credit: Press Association)

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