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Radio 4,26 Nov 2006,30 mins

Telephones

Off the Page

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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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