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Reeve’s solution for Reeves
About a year ago, the television presenter Simon Reeve did a one-man show in my home town. He entertained the audience with his tales of adventure in the world’s wildest places. But while all this was good fun, there was a serious side too to his performance: getting us to engage collectively with the most…
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Moderation
Three recent broadcasts – a travelogue and two news stories – have reminded me of a concept rooted in Greek philosophy and and for a time prominent in English thought. The concept is moderation in all things. The travelogue, shown on the BBC a few weeks ago, followed Simon Reeve across the Kalahari Desert in…