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A Time for Empathy

Joan Bakewell contrasts our empathy for fictional charaters on the stage and on screen with a reported growing lack of sympathy for real people in need.

Joan Bakewell contrasts our empathy for fictional characters on the stage and on screen with a reported growing lack of sympathy for real people in need. When the prevailing culture is one of self-regard and narcissism the quiet work of charities deserves all the more applause.
Producer: Sheila Cook.

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10 minutes

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Sun 19 Dec 2010 08:50

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  • Fri 17 Dec 2010 20:50
  • Sun 19 Dec 2010 08:50

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