A Short History of Solitude is a Documentary programme.

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A Short History of Solitude: Retreat

Series 1, episode 1

Thomas Dixon explores the surprising history of being alone, beginning with some of the most extreme examples of voluntary solitude. He looks at anchorites, people who chose to be enclosed as a kind of living sacrifice to God, hermits who sought isolation in the desert, and an artist who lived as Schrodinger's Cat for 10 days and nights in a light- and soundproof box

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Thomas Dixon