Touching the Elephant (radio programme)

Touching the Elephant
Genrefeature
Running time25 mins
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 4
Hosted byKim Normanton
Produced byMatt Thompson
No. of episodes1

Touching the Elephant was a BBC documentary about perception, first broadcast on 16 April 1997, in which four blind people are taken to meet and touch an elephant.[1] The idea was a response to a well-known fable about blind men and an elephant. Presenter Kim Normanton and the participants – Danni, a woman who loves animals; Graham, a computer buff; Tom, a piano tuner; and 10-year-old Lauren – discuss their idea of ‘elephant’ before meeting Dilberta the elephant at London Zoo.[2][3] Excerpts of this documentary were aired on BBC Radio 4's "Beasts" episode of Short Cuts.[4]

References

  1. ^ Elmes, Simon (2007). And Now on Radio 4: A Celebration of the World's Best Radio Station. Arrow Books. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-099-50537-2.
  2. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - 90 by 90 The Full Set, 1998: Touching The Elephant". BBC Online. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ Observer Life, 13 April 1997, p. 69
  4. ^ "Short Cuts: Beasts, Series 21. 03/12-2019".