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Episode: Being Bored: The Importance of Doing Nothing
Description: Is boredom under threat? There are more TV channels than we can count, Smartphones keep us engaged around the clock, and the constant white noise of social media coerces us to always 'interact'. In fact, there is so much to stimulate our everyday lives in this digital age that we need never be bored ever again. So do we still need to be bored? And what would we miss if we did eliminate boredom completely from our lives?The happily bored Phill Jupitus takes a creative look at our attitude to this misunderstood emotion. He will examine...