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31/05/2010

Lively discussion with Andrew Marr and President of the Royal Society Martin Rees, Iranian film maker Shirin Neshat, historian Sheila Rowbotham and philosopher Matthew Crawford.

On Start the Week this Bank Holiday Monday, Andrew Marr gets his hands dirty with the philosopher and mechanic Matthew Crawford, who argues that satisfaction comes from skilled manual labour. Iranian artist Shirin Neshat discusses her new film, Women Without Men, Sheila Rowbotham muses on the role of women in transforming ideas about work at the turn of the 20th century and the President of the Royal Society, Martin Rees, explores scientific horizons and discovers the limits of our understanding.

Producer: Olivia Skinner.

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45 minutes

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Mon 31 May 2010 21:30

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  • Mon 31 May 2010 09:00
  • Mon 31 May 2010 21:30

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