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If a Tree Falls in a Forest...

Rob Newman unpicks 3000 years of philosophy – good and bad: Jean-Paul Sartre and the existentialists. From September 2018.

Rob does battle with Jean-Paul Sartre and the existentialists.

One of Britain's finest comedians Rob Newman sets his sights on the world of philosophy, unpicking 3000 years of good and bad ideas to discover how we got into this mess.

In a world gone mad, can philosophy provide the answer?

Written and performed by Rob Newman.

Edited by John Whitehall

Producer: Jon Harvey
Executive Producer: Richard Wilson

A Hat Trick production for ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2018.

28 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Wed 19 Sep 2018 18:30
  • Wed 26 Sep 2018 07:30
  • Wed 26 Sep 2018 17:30
  • Wed 26 Sep 2018 22:00
  • Thu 27 Sep 2018 05:30
  • Wed 6 Feb 2019 11:30
  • Thu 25 Mar 2021 07:00
  • Thu 25 Mar 2021 17:00
  • Fri 26 Mar 2021 05:00
  • Sat 22 Oct 2022 22:00
  • Sat 11 Jan 2025 22:30

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