Free Thinking - First World War, Empathy

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Matthew Sweet revisits Alan Bleasdale's 1986 World War One TV series The Monocled Mutineer inspired by life of soldier Percy Toplis. He talks to Paul McGann who played the soldier in the series and academics Julian Putkowski and Richard Drayton. Philosopher Roman Krznaric wants to launch an empathy revolution. He is being joined by an author Sheri Fink and Professor Jan Slaby.

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