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Telephones
Dominic Arkwright, Ben Goldacre, Sophie Borland and Joe Queenan discuss the cultural impact of the telephone. From November 2006.
Dominic Arkwright invites Ben Goldacre, Sophie Borland and Joe Queenan to explore the cultural impact of the telephone.
Ben Goldacre has a sinister story of mobile phone stalking.
Sophie Borland recalls going undercover at a call centre.
And Joe Queenan, on the line from New York, describes telephone accents that he hates.
Producer: Miles Warde
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in November 2006.
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