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Fear - Episode 1

What does fear mean to us and how do we face our fears, imaginary or otherwise? Are our fears universal or culturally specific? Find out in The Why Factor with Mike Williams

In the first of two programmes on fear, we ask what actually fear is and discover it's a surprisingly difficult question to answer. What does fear mean to us and how do we face our fears, imaginary or otherwise? Are our fears universal or culturally specific?

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Mon 3 Dec 2012 11:32GMT
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