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Radio 4,26 Nov 2006,30 mins

Telephones

Off the Page

Available for 29 days

Dominic Arkwright invites Ben Goldacre, Sophie Borland and Joe Queenan to explore the cultural impact of the telephone. Ben Goldacre has a sinister story of mobile phone stalking. Sophie Borland recalls going undercover at a call centre. And Joe Queenan, on the line from New York, describes telephone accents that he hates. Producer: Miles Warde First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2006.

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