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A Point of View: Conversations of a cockroach and an alley cat

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Conversations of a cockroach and an alley cat

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John Gray reflects on the lessons today of an unusual U.S. newspaper column

John Gray reflects on the lessons for today of an unusual U.S. newspaper column from the early 1900s

John Gray tells the story of Archy and Mehitabel, a newspaper column created in 1916 by the US journalist Don Marquis.   

It chronicles the conversations between a cockroach and a cat and was a phenomenal success with a readership who "mistrusted politicians and intellectuals who talked grandly of a radiant future". 

John Gray reflects on the lessons for today. 

Producer: Adele Armstrong ,

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