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BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

by W. M. S. RUSSELL
Lecturer in Social Biology University of Reading
Epic warriors tend to die -tragically; modern intellectuals tend to hate machinery. But many folklore heroes are enthusiastic technologists-and live happily ever after. Happy-ending technological epics, from the Odyssey to 2001, have been best-sellers; for reasons which may be more important now than ever.
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W. M. S. Russell
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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