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Sunday, August 19, 2007

Richard Dawkins - Enemies of Reason - The Irrational Health Service (Channel 4, Monday 20 August, 8pm)


Television
Enemies of Reason (Channel 4, Monday 20 August, 8pm)
The subtitle for this concluding episode of Richard Dawkins's lively two-parter is The Irrational Health Service. We spend £1.6 billion a year on alternative medicine – or 'unproven healing magic' – as Richard Dawkins calls it – and he's had enough. As he invited alternative practitioners to defend the claims they make, he's unfailingly polite in situations where he could be forgiven for popping a vein or two. In one hilarious scene a Glastonbury healer called Elisis explains to the eminent biologist about DNA as if he hadn't heard the good news yet. (If I understood her correctly, it's from Atlantis). Sometimes the politeness gets frustrating – when you're dying for a heavyweight bout, all you get is a little light slapping. (Preview from Radio Times).
Source: NSS Newsline 17/8/07

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