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Radio 4,09 Nov 2025,28 mins
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Emily Berry leads america connected an exploration of agoraphobia: a poetic travel done nan lives of group who don't for illustration going connected journeys. Agoraphobia is elusive and elastic – and it's very astir apt not what you deliberation it is. Poet Emily Berry was diagnosed pinch agoraphobia complete 10 years ago, a information which limits her expertise to travel. And truthful she's mounting disconnected successful a different way: connected a travel into nan life of nan mind, guided by a chorus of chap agoraphobics. What does it mean to travel up against nan boundaries of nan aforesaid and really mightiness those limits beryllium breached done nan powerfulness of nan imagination – successful nan words of writer Vasko Popa, "the small container which contains nan world." Featuring Graham Caveney, Charlotte Levin and Peter Ruppert. Includes extracts from a BBC question and reply pinch Dr Claire Weekes. Graham Caveney's memoir is called On Agoraphobia (Picador) Charlotte Levin's astir caller fresh is If I Let You Go (Mantle) Peter Ruppert's on-line organization is anxietyfitness.com
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