Life Without Tears
Alan Davies turns off tears. The ones that clean our eyes, the ones that respond to irritants, and the ones we cry. What would we see happen?
No more tears, for sore eyes or sad films. In this episode of Life Without, Alan Davies turns off the tap. What happens when humanity loses the tears that protect our eyes as well as the ones we cry?
Alan examines how tears keep eyes working, why artificial replacements may not be enough, and what changes when emotional weeping vanishes too. From courtrooms to funerals, can society show distress and find comfort without them?
Featuring Marc Baker, a psychology researcher at the University of Portsmouth, and actor and theatre maker Andreea Tudose, co-creator of the dystopian cabaret Cry For Me.
An ITN production for BBC Radio 4
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Broadcasts
- Fri 6 Nov 202614:45BBC Radio 4
- Sat 7 Nov 202605:45BBC Radio 4
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Life Without
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