Appetite for Distraction is a Documentary programme.

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Appetite for Distraction: Have We Always Been Distracted?

Series 1, episode 2

Matthew Syed speaks to historians D Graham Burnett and Jamie Kreiner about the different approaches to focus throughout history, finding out where the idea of attention came from and whether there has always been a fear that humanity's ability to focus was declining. Plus, an analysis on the historical relationship of technology to distraction

Cast (unconfirmed)

Matthew Syed