Josie Long: All of the Planet's Wonders

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Josie Long: All of the Planet's Wonders: The Enlightenment

The Enlightenment

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The comedian sets out to validate herself through 18th-century philosophy.

The comedian sets out to validate herself through 18th-century philosophy - even her frog collection. From February 2009.

Josie explores the history of collecting things and discovers the Enlightenment. 

She tries to defy her student past, by becoming more scientific and takes controversial anatomist Professor Gunther von Hagens  to task for being a "demon with ready access to plasticine".

With:

Maeve Higgins
Henning Wehn
Daniel Harkin  

Producer Colin Anderson

First broadcast BBC Radio 4 in February 2009.

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Comedy series in which Josie Long attempts to better herself through learning.

Comedy series in which Josie Long attempts to better herself through learning from reference books, with help from Irish comedienne Maeve Higgins.

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