Knowing when to stop
Comedian Rob Newman, classicist Edith Hall, writer and broadcaster Andrew Doyle and performer and suffrage historian Naomi Paxton join Shahidha Bari.
Do the means justify the end, as Sartre asked? When is an art work finished? From the frenzy of Bacchus to the moderation of Epicurus - how have Greek thinkers looked at life? Christmas - a time for panto, over-eating and gaudy decorations - was your festive season overwhelming or excessive?
The writer and broadcaster Andrew Doyle, the classicist Edith Hall, comedian Rob Newman and performer and suffrage historian Naomi Paxton join Shahidha Bari to discuss when enough is enough and knowing when to stop.
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