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This week, we meditate on mud with Rebecca Stott, and wonder whether our dreams can be engineered, considering the ethics behind the science of subconsciousness as we slumber. Meanwhile, Morrissey muses on his humble beginnings in Mancunian suburbia, while Wham! take their Club Tropicana to communist China. Plus, the Kitchen Cabinet panel are posed a conundrum that has absolutely nothing to do with what’s on the menu. Presenter: Jenny Kleeman Producer: Anthony McKee Editor: Steven Hobson Production Coordinators: Caoilfhinn McFadden and Sylvie Conway A BBC Audio Northern Ireland production for BBC Radio 4. Programmes featured in this episode include: Dead Ringers: England out, Starmer out, School's out, 17/07 The Rise and Fall of… The Smiths, Ep1 Front Row: Andrew Ridgeley on Wham in China, 22/07 A Meditation on Mud Ep1: The Walk, 20/07 A Meditation on Mud Ep 5: Life and Death, 24/07 Artworks: The Writing Life of Sylvia Plath, Ep1, 21/07 Naturebang: Cuckoo, Chicks and the Supernormal Stimulus, 23/07 Buried: Dead Rabbit, Ep1, 20/07 The Dream Makers, 22/07 Mary Beard: Being Greek, Martin Scorsese and the Godfather of Athens, 22/07 Meet David Sedaris: Eat the Rich, 21/07 The Kitchen Cabinet, Exeter, 18/07 Today: Edward Stourton, 20/07
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