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Sara Pascoe: The Modern Monkey
- Narrated by: Sara Pascoe
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
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Summary
Sara Pascoe explores our modern social world though theories of evolutionary psychology and more.
In a brand new stand up show recorded in front of live audiences in museums, Sara asks how our past influences our modern lives, and how come we can still get emotionally hijacked by our primitive emotions?
Sara says: "I've been obsessing about the ape behaviours visible in our 'civilised' human interactions for nearly as long as I've been plotting to get a Radio 4 series. I'm thrilled that I've been given the opportunity to use the latter to explore the former - I'm off to eat lice out of friends' fur to celebrate."
Critic reviews
"Always clever and sometimes exquisite." (The Independent)
"Pascoe's lively mind teases out big questions with intelligence, silliness and self-deprecation to make a near-perfect show." (The Guardian)
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- Kindle Customer
- 16-05-21
A wonderful blend of comedy and psychology!
Both hilarious and interesting, you’ll learn with laughter through this fun and educational BBC radio 4 broadcast!
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- Jennifer
- 26-08-20
Excellent
This was a super entertaining Pascoe version of anthropology. I enjoyed it even more that I expected to. I plan to listen again some time.
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- Alice
- 02-08-22
Very entertaining
Nice voice, thoughtful and funny content. Had me laughing aloud at some points and contemplating at others.
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- Catherine/Nick
- 06-02-19
Very funny
Really enjoyable series with lots of interesting and entertaining facts and anecdotes. Performer brilliantly by a very clever woman.
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- Stephen Blake
- 17-04-18
Superbly funny and erudite
Very funny, well thought out, cleverly researched and brilliantly performed. Made me constantly luagh out loud.
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- Ben
- 23-02-19
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those post recording inserts were unnecessary. but overall very good, well done. thank you. bye xx
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- Mark Twain
- 21-04-18
Monkey Do
One of the best comedians around but this is quite short for the cost and repeats a lot of her live/ podcast routines from the last couple of years. Looking forward to the next book with new material :)
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- Mummy
- 08-09-19
witty, astute and informative
Pascoe was witty, astute and informative in this short radio series, 5/5 stars, Only let down by poor editing
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- Review Bot
- 02-07-18
Not my thing at all
Just couldn't get into it, really struggled to finish it, hoping it would get better. Wanted to like it, but just wasn't my thing. Sorry
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- C4therineJ
- 26-01-23
Always enjoy Sara’s delivery,
Great to learn new things as well has having a giggle about them.
Always enjoy Sara’s delivery. Thanks again for another great (and amusing) learning experience!
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