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Taking Humour Seriously

Harriet Beveridge says we don't take humour seriously enough and thinks it's a woefully misunderstood and underused tool.

Harriet Beveridge says we don't take humour seriously enough and thinks it's a "woefully misunderstood and underused tool". She extols its power in managing human relationships, dealing with adversity and overcoming prejudice.
"Cracking a joke is a hugely effective way to hold up a mirror, to challenge fixed ideas, because jokes shatter assumptions."
Recorded in front of a live audience at Womad, the World of Music, Arts and Dance festival in Wiltshire.
Presenter: Mark Coles
Producer: Sheila Cook

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Sun 8 Dec 2019 15:45
BBC Radio 4

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