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Utopianism: The search for a perfect world

Utopianism: The search for a perfect world

Will we ever stop searching for perfection? David Quantick explores utopianism.

  • Watch clips from BBC Four's Utopia: In Search of the Dream

Made by Somethin' Else, originally published on 19 June 2018

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  • Published
    22 August 2024
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