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Thinking Allowed

War In The Air

Thinking Allowed

BBC

Science, Society & Culture

4.4997 Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2017

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Laurie Taylor explores the history of aerial bombing and tear gas.

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Take some time for yourself with soothing classical music from the mindful mix, the Science of

0:07.0

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

0:25.5

calmer place within. Listen on BBC Sounds.

0:31.6

Cheergas is no laughing matter.

0:34.0

Find out why.

0:37.0

As I write,

0:41.0

as I write,

0:42.0

highly civilized human beings are flying overhead trying to kill me.

0:46.0

They do not feel any enmity against me as an individual,

0:49.0

nor I against them.

0:51.0

Most of them I have no doubt a kind-hearted law-abiding men who would never dream of

0:56.0

committing murder in private life. On the other hand, if one of them succeeds in blowing

1:01.3

me to pieces with a well-placed bomb, he will never sleep any the worse for it.

1:06.1

I don't talk much to friends about the war about the bombing

1:14.3

party because I suppose it subverts my my ageless posturing but also because my

1:19.4

memories of it are well they're mundane really. All I seem to remember is my Mickey Mouse

1:25.2

gas mask and I remember crouching with mother underneath the dining room table when there was

1:29.2

no time to run down the garden to the Anderson shelter and I remember collecting shrapnel on the way to school,

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