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The Listening Project

On the frontlineOn the frontline

Released On: 02 Jan 2022

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The nation in conversation, in partnership with the British Library. With Fi Glover.

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Trials and Tribulations
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Strikes; loneliness, Long Covid kids and home schooling, the joy of being ten years old.
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Living History
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Consuming Passions
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Dreams and Reality
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