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Violence in Culture

Philip Dodd considers violence in culture with crime writer Frances Fyfield, historian Professor Richard Bessel, forensic psychiatrist Mayura Deshpande and writer Peter Stanford.

With a raft of new books being published, Philip Dodd considers violence in culture and our relationship with it. His guests are crime writer and former barrister Frances Fyfield, Professor of Twentieth Century History at University of York Richard Bessel, Forensic Psychiatrist Mayura Deshpande, and the writer Peter Stanford.

Producer: Ella-mai Robey

Violence: A Modern Obsession by Richard Bessel is published 23 April 2015
Judas: The Troubling History of the Renegade Apostle by Peter Stanford is out now
Casting the First Stone by Frances Fyfield is available in paperback.

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45 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Philip Dodd
Interviewed Guest Frances Fyfield
Interviewed Guest Richard Bessel
Interviewed Guest Mayura Deshpande
Interviewed Guest Peter Stanford
Producer Ella-mai Robey

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  • Wed 15 Apr 2015 22:00

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