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OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - Comic snobs and the work-life boundaryCreative Commons Image Patricil under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

06 July 2011

Did alternative comedy leave a sense of comedy snobbery? And are our jobs bleeding into every aspect of our lives? Laurie Taylor and guests investigate.  Read more : OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - Comic snobs and the work-life boundary

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Artist insight: Liz Bentley Featuring: audio, photos.com

By Liz Bentley (Guest)

18 June 2010

For Liz Bentley, when things got really bad, she eventually had to laugh. A comedienne, writer, poet and therapist, Liz talks about how therapy -...  Read more : Artist insight: Liz Bentley

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How many lightbulb jokes does it take to save the world?BBC

By Dr Joe Smith (The Open University)

14 May 2008

Humour has a part to play in getting the message about climate change across.  Read more : How many lightbulb jokes does it take to save the world?

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From stage to studio Featuring: audio, BBC

By Dr Anita Pacheco (The Open University)

10 September 2007

The Open University's Anita Pacheco talks to the producer and director Nadia Molinari about the considerations and challenges involved in transferring a stage play to...  Read more : From stage to studio

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OU on the BBC: Lenny's Britain - Something For The WeekendProduction team

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

05 June 2007

Whether it's a day at the seaside, DIY, gardening, having a drink or going out on the town, we Brits like to have a laugh...  Read more : OU on the BBC: Lenny's Britain - Something For The Weekend

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OU on the BBC: Lenny's Britain - Family MattersProduction team

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

05 June 2007

We begin the series in the bosom of the family. Here, humour is a way of dealing with tensions, especially those arising from the rights...  Read more : OU on the BBC: Lenny's Britain - Family Matters

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OU on the BBC: Lenny's Britain - A Labour of LaughsBBC

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

05 June 2007

How do we use humour in the workplace? We now work longer hours than any other country in Western Europe, so are we using a...  Read more : OU on the BBC: Lenny's Britain - A Labour of Laughs

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OU on the BBC: Lenny's Britain - About the seriesProduction team

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

01 June 2007

The BBC has teamed up with the Open University to create a new form of television - the docu-com. It features Lenny Henry as you’ve...  Read more : OU on the BBC: Lenny's Britain - About the series

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Lenny's Britain: Programme guidesUsed with permission

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

01 June 2007

Lenny Henry explores the British sense of humour - and that of our nearest neighbours  Read more : Lenny's Britain: Programme guides

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A reader's guide to Cold Comfort FarmBBC

By Dr Stephanie Forward (The Open University)

01 September 2006

Something nasty in the woodshed, but there's something wonderful in Gibbon's novel.  Read more : A reader's guide to Cold Comfort Farm

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