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Dominic Arkwright is joined by  Mark Mason, Kathryn Hughes and Francis Gilbert.

Dominic Arkwright, Mark Mason, Kathryn Hughes and Francis Gilbert debate the usefulness of learning lots of facts. From June 2009.

What turns a fact into knowledge, and did you know that Pete Conrad was the first man to dance on the moon?

Dominic Arkwright debates elitism in education with Kathryn Hughes, Francis Gilbert and Mark Mason, author of The Importance of Being Trivial.

Produced by Miles Warde.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2009.

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