Adam Gopnik warns of our tendency to normalise evil behaviour. What may pass for entertainment in Mafia movies, must be seen through a different lens in real life.
"The risk of crime is not crime alone, but the abyss that opens at our feet when once we have decided that the rules that count for other people don't count for us."
Producer: Sheila Cook Sound: Peter Bosher Production coordinator: Liam Morrey Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
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The Soul of a Rebel
The Dragon and The Dog
Notes on Ageing
Good Directions
Observing Ourselves
Midsummer and the Mysteries of Colour
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To Mow or Not to Mow
Taking Hammer to Gill
The Ratings Game
Demographic Meltdown
Dust to Dust
On Ascent
Abide with Yourself
In Praise of Satire
The Wisdom of Judgement
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