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Start the Week: 14/06/2010

14/06/2010

BBC Radio 4 - Start the Week, 14/06/2010

Andrew Marr with Gary Younge, Rebecca Skloot, Jane Alison and Jonathan Fenby.

Andrew Marr is joined by journalist Gary Younge, science writer Rebecca Skloot, curator Jane Alison and journalist Jonathan Fenby.

On Start the Week Andrew Marr talks to Gary Younge about how nationalism and patriotism shape our identity, while Jonathan Fenby explores how the war time leader, Charles de Gaulle shaped a vision for France which has had lasting impact. The curator Jane Alison takes us on a bizarre tour of the Surreal House, where architecture delves into the dark corners and the world of the fantastical. And the science writer Rebecca Skloot reveals the story of Henrietta Lacks, a woman who was vitally important for the advancement of medicine, but whose family could never afford health insurance. 

Producer: Katy Hickman.

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