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The Creep of the On-Screen Narrative

Duration: 9 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

'I don't want to find an eight-part drama more interesting than my life', writes Zoe Strimpel.

Zoe reflects on the power of TV as a coping mechanism at the height of the COVID pandemic.

But she argues that the creep of the on-screen narrative must now be slowed down in order for us to fully re-engage with our lives.

Producer: Adele Armstrong Show less

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