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Modern Myths

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When we hear stories like that of the hairy-wristed hitchhiker who had an axe in a suitcase, or the girl who died from the bites of insects which inhabited her beehive hairdo, we are inclined to believe them. Yet, in most instances, they are nothing but folktales - a sort of modern
Cinderella or Beauty and the Beast.
Such tales are an essential part of our culture and are constantly being circulated among groups of friends and acquaintances as having happened 'to a friend of a friend'. Paul Smith asks why this should be and looks at the work being done on Modern Contemporary Legends.
Producer SUSAN SNAILUM
(Repeated: Wednesday 8.45 pm)

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Paul Smith
Producer:
Susan Snailum
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