Touching the Elephant (radio programme)

Touching the Elephant
Genre feature
Running time 25 mins
Language(s) English
Home station BBC Radio 4
Hosted by Kim Normanton
Produced by Matt Thompson
No. of episodes 1

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]


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. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Observer Life, 13 April 1997, p.69
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