Philosophy:Touching the Elephant (radio programme)

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Short description: BBC radio documentary
Touching the Elephant
Genrefeature
Running time25 mins
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 4
Hosted byKim Normanton
Produced byMatt Thompson
No. of episodes1

Touching the Elephant was a BBC documentary about perception, first broadcast on 16 April 1997, in which four blind people encounter an elephant.[1] Presenter Kim Normanton and the participants – Danni, a woman who loves animals; Graham, a computer buff; Tom, a piano tuner; and 10-year-old Lauren – discuss their idea of ‘elephant’ before meeting Dilberta the elephant at London Zoo.[2][3] Excerpts of this documentary were aired on BBC Radio 4's "Beasts" episode of Short Cuts.[4]

References

  1. Elmes, Simon (2007). And Now on Radio 4: A Celebration of the World's Best Radio Station. Arrow Books. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-099-50537-2. 
  2. "BBC Radio 4 Extra - 90 by 90 The Full Set, 1998: Touching The Elephant". BBC Online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p010x3qz. Retrieved 16 March 2018. 
  3. Observer Life, 13 April 1997, p. 69
  4. "Short Cuts: Beasts, Series 21. 03/12-2019.". https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000bx20.