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Evelyn Glennie answers the question: What makes us human?

Jeremy Vine discusses billboards warning illegal immigrants, rape threats on Twitter and cat attacks, plus Evelyn Glennie on 'What Makes Us Human?'.

Jeremy Vine explores the most fundamental question of all: 'What Makes Us Human?' with the deaf percussionist, Dame Evelyn Glennie, in a major 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 2 series featuring some of the leading thinkers and artists of our time. This week, the celebrated solo musician delivers her thoughts on the very essence of human existence.

Produced in association with the New Statesman, this unmissable exploration of the most profound question of all - What Makes us Human? - is live each week at lunchtime on 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 2, and available to listen to again on the website and as a download.

Also on today's show, Jeremy discusses government billboards telling illegal immigrants to go home, how to deal with rape threats on Twitter and whether you've ever been attacked by your cat.

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Mon 29 Jul 2013 12:00
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  • A divisive government billboard, rape threats online, What Makes Us Human and cat attacks.

  • Phone, text or email us your views.

  • Vince Cable has criticised a government campaign urging illegal immigrants to "go home".

  • How should someone respond to rape threats via social media?

  • For our What Makes Us Human series, we speak to deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie.

  • And have you ever been attacked by your cat? One woman ends up in hospital.

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Music Played

  • Bee Gees

    Stayin' Alive

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Status Quo

    Looking Out For Caroline

    • Bula Quo.
    • Fourth Chord Records.
    • 1.

  • Wings

    London Town

    • London Town.
    • EMI.
    • 3.

  • Marlon Roudette

    New Age

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 1.

  • Steely Dan

    Do It Again

    • Air America O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • MCA.
    • 6.

  • Billy Ocean

    Having a Party

    • (CD Single).
    • Aqua Music.
    • 1.

  • Laura Branigan

    Self Control

    • Now 1984 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Chris Rea

    On The Beach

    • The Best Of Chris Rea.
    • East West Records.

  • Zac Brown Band

    Jump Right In

    • (CD Single).
    • Southern Ground.
    • 1.

  • Snow Patrol

    Chasing Cars

    • (CD Single).
    • Fiction.

  • Heatwave

    Boogie Nights

    • Too Hot To Handle.
    • BBR.
    • 013.

Broadcast

  • Mon 29 Jul 2013 12:00
    麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 2