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Brother Mine: Episode 4: Sibling Rivalry

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Sibling Rivalry

Episode 4

Episode 4: Sibling Rivalry

BBC Radio 4 - Brother Mine, Sibling Rivalry

Famous sibling Julian Lloyd Webber explores sibling relationships.

Julian Lloyd Webber delves into birth order and finds out if the sequence in which we are born really can influence who and what we are.

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 looks at the thorny issue of sibling rivalry, with academic explanation and celebrity anecdotes. The academics might have a rational explanation, but some famous names reveal that sibling rivalry is a hard habit to shake.

With contributions from Arthur Smith, Tanni Grey Thompson, Dan Snow, Noel Janice Norton (founder of The New Learning Centre), anthropologist Professor Tom Weisner, psychologist Dorothy Rowe, and sociologist Dr Miri Song.

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

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