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Montage of Tracy Chevalier, Daniyal Muueneddin, Sophie Scott at the LSE 2014. Photos by Nigel Stead

15/03/2014 GMT

Reflecting on Love, Laughter and Friendship

BBC World Service - The Forum, Reflecting on Love, Laughter and Friendship

A special programme from the London School of Economics Literary Festival 2014

Are we really looking for reflections of ourselves in love, friendship and through laughter?  With Tracy Chevalier, Daniyal Mueenuddin and Sophie Scott.

This week The Forum is at the London School of Economics as part of their Space for Thought Festival 2014, and we’re playing it for laughs, with a little heart-ache thrown in.  Tim Marlow is joined by award-winning writers Tracy Chevalier and Daniyal Mueenuddin, who both read from their most recent work; and by neuroscientist and part-time stand-up comedienne Professor Sophie Scott, who explains why and how we laugh.  We also hear the views (and the giggles) of an international audience in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre.  

Photos by Nigel Stead

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