4.4 • 973 Ratings
🗓️ 30 May 2012
⏱️ 29 minutes
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British comics are full of iconic and transgressive characters from Dan Dare to Minnie the Minx. Laurie Taylor talks to professor James Chapman the author of a new book charting the cultural history of British comics. They are joined by the broadcaster Matthew Sweet.
Also, Professor Nicoli Nattrass explains why a disproportionate percentage of Black South Africans and African Americans subscribe to conspiracy theories about the origins of AIDS..
Producer: Jayne Egerton.
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0:00.0 | Take some time for yourself with soothing classical music from the mindful mix, |
0:06.0 | the Science of Happiness Podcast. |
0:08.0 | For the last 20 years I've dedicated my career to exploring the science of living a happier more meaningful life and I want |
0:14.4 | to share that science with you. |
0:16.1 | And just one thing, deep calm with Michael Mosley. |
0:19.4 | I want to help you tap in to your hidden relaxation response system and open the door to that |
0:25.4 | calmer place within. Listen on BBC Sounds. |
0:30.0 | Choosing what to watch night after night the flicking through the endless |
0:38.3 | search and it's a nightmare we want to help you on our brand new podcast off the telly we share what we've been watching |
0:45.4 | Clairey ate it. Loads of games, loads of fun, loads of screaming. Lovely. |
0:50.8 | Off the telly with me Joanna Paige and me, Natalie Cassidy, so your evenings can be a little less |
0:56.4 | searching and a lot more watching. |
0:58.4 | Listen on BBC Sounds. |
1:01.4 | This is a Thinking Loud Podcast from the BBC and for more details in our terms of use and |
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1:13.2 | Hello. I heard a new conspiracy theory the other day. |
1:17.8 | According to the man at the bar in the harp, Tony Blair deliberately timed his departure and |
1:22.2 | Gordon Brown's assumption of the premiership |
1:24.5 | so that the electorate would have just sufficient opportunity to discover Mr Brown's incapacity |
1:29.6 | for the job before an election arrived, at which they could vote in a conservative government, |
1:34.5 | leaving Blair with the satisfied smile and the right to murmur a premois-ledeluge. |
1:39.8 | Well, like some of the other conspiracy theories I discussed with David Ronovich on this program back in January, |
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