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1. Learning to be happy

Paris speaks to a Bhutanese travel blogger about why Bhutan values happiness higher than GDP and a Syrian cheese-maker who was forced to flee his home country in a traumatic way.

Is happiness a choice?

Paris speaks to a Bhutanese travel blogger about why Bhutan values happiness higher than GDP and a Syrian cheese-maker who was forced to flee his home country in a traumatic way.

Bruce Hood, who runs the Science of Happiness course at Bristol University, tells us what he knows about happiness.

The Flipside is hosted by Paris Lees, and written by Hannah Varrall and Paris Lees.
The Assistant Producer is Lucy Evans,
The Production Manager is Emily Jarvis.
Audio engineering is by Chris Carter and Nick Webb and it is mixed by Mau Loseto
It’s produced by Hannah Varrall and the Executive Producer is Rubina Pabani
It’s made by ITN Productions for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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