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Radio 4,27 Jul 2026,28 mins

SeriesSeries 9

Do we really need to find common ground in society?

Across the Red Line

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In an increasingly polarised world, where does common ground exist today? Where is it under threat? And who decides what it is? Anne McElvoy presents the programme which tries to bring people together to find areas of agreement and where they draw a red line. Her guests are: journalist and broadcaster Camilla Tominey and Luke Tryl, Executive Director of the think tank More in Common Producer: Lisa Jenkinson You can find other programmes on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds exploring Common Ground, including a series fronted by Evan Davis, an episode of Free Thinking looking at The Ethics of Knowledge and an episode of Currently in which Peter Hennessy looks at Decency Politics

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