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Brother Mine

Brother Mine: Episode 1: Birth Order

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Birth Order

Episode 1

Episode 1: Birth Order

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Does birth order make a difference? Do the youngest siblings remain babies forever?

Julian Lloyd Webber explores different attitudes towards siblings. Can an older brother stunt the growth of a younger one, and do the youngest siblings remain babies forever?

The relationship with a brother or sister is probably the longest relationship in our lives. 

Famous sibling Julian Lloyd Webber takes a closer look at what it is to be a sibling, and why that relationship can be a lifelong source of love, hate, conflict and peace. 

Julian begins with a look at birth order, and finds out if the sequence in which we're born really can influence who and what we are.

Featuring contributions from Arthur Smith, Tanni Grey Thompson, Tim Henman, Dan Snow, Noel Janice Norton (founder of The New Learning Centre), Tessa Jackson (Director of Artes Mundi), anthropologist Professor Tom Weisner, psychologist Dorothy Rowe, Sociologist Dr Miri Song, psychoanalyst Victoria Childs and anthropologist David Lawson.

Producer: Terry Lewis
A Tinderbox production for BBC Radio 4.

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