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The Workaday World

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

New series 1/4. Labour for labour's sake is against nature. This verdict on the work ethos from political philosopher John Locke resonates even today. In this reassessment of our working lives, former union boss
Bill Morris examines how the world of work has evolved in his lifetime and asks whether we live to work or work to live. With comment from philosopher Alain de Botton , Will Hutton of the Work Foundation and author
Charles Handy. Producers Alan Hall and Dan Shepherd Shortened rpt 9.30pm

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John Locke
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Bill Morris
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Alain de Botton
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Will Hutton
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Charles Handy.
Producers:
Alan Hall
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Dan Shepherd Shortened
Source: Radio Times

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