Shrinking Violets by Joe Moran (Omnibus)
Joe Moran explores Shyness. Darwin called it an odd state of mind with no obvious benefit to our species. Read by Nigel Planer.
Joe Moran has spent his life trying to get to grips with his shyness and takes on the hidden world of reticence, navigating the myriad ways scientists and thinkers have tried to explain and cure shyness, and uncovering the fascinating stories of the men and women who were βof the violet persuasionβ.
"It feels like coming late to a party when everyone else is about three beers in and entering that state that allows them to have fluent exchanges that settle on some pre-agreed theme as if by magic."
Darwin referred to shyness as an "odd state of mind". It has no obvious benefit to our species, so why is it so pervasive, not only in humans but in other creatures β from the Virginia opossum to salamander larvae?
Written by Joe Moran
Omnibus of five parts read by Nigel Planer
Abridged and produced by Hannah Marshall
A Loftus production for ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2016.
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