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The Forum; 12/04/2009

The Forum: 12/04/2009

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12/04/2009

BBC World Service - The Forum, 12/04/2009

Alain de Botton, Paul Fournel and Brian J Ford challenge each other on their ideas.

Alain de Botton on what our attitude to work tells us about ourselves, Paul Fournel on artistry and constraint and Brian J Ford on why biological cells make the world go round.

THE FORUM, the programme which boldly crosses boundaries scientific, creative and geographic, presented by Bridget Kendall.

ALAIN DE BOTTON 
Essayist and thinker Alain de Botton on what our attitude to work tells us about ourselves.

PAUL FOURNEL
Poet and enthusiastic cyclist Paul Fournel on artistry and constraint.

BRIAN J FORD 
Research biologist Brian J Ford on why cells make the world go round.

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