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Englishness

What is Englishness? Julian Baggini and Stuart Maconie explain their research into what make us quintessentially English.

ENGLISHNESS
Laurie Taylor goes in search of the real England and asks where its heart truly beats when he鈥檚 joined by Julian Baggini Editor of The Philosophers鈥橫agazine and author of Welcome to Everytown; A Journey into the English Mind and Stuart Maconie, author of Pies and Prejudice; In Search of the North. Is the centre of England鈥檚 gravity the North?聽 Is the abiding culture of England secretly working class?聽 If the answer to these two questions is 鈥榶es鈥�, then why do the English paint themselves a very different picture their nation? Laurie and his guests grapple with the questions.

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Wed 21 Mar 2007 16:00
主播大秀 Radio 4 FM

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