Rob Newman’s Total Eclipse of Descartes

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Mixing stand-up and sketches, comedian Rob Newman tackles a series of weighty topics.

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Rob Newman: Rob Newman's Total Eclipse of Descartes: Episode 3: The Music of the Chromosomes

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Episode 3: The Music of the Chromosomes

The Music of the Chromosomes

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Rob navigates the wonders and pitfalls of genetics and internationalism.

Rob Newman unpicks 3000 years of philosophy – good and bad: genetics and internationalism. From September 2018.

Rob navigates the wonders and pitfalls of genetics and internationalism. 

One of Britain's finest comedians Rob Newman sets his sights on the world of philosophy, unpicking 3000 years of good and bad ideas to discover how we got into this mess. In a world gone mad can philosophy provide the answer? 

Written and performed by Rob Newman
Edited by John Whitehall.

Producer:  Jon Harvey
Executive Producer: Richard Wilson

A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2018.

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Mixing stand-up and sketches, comedian Rob Newman tackles the world of philosophy.

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