

The Friend in the Corner
Radio might be the most intimate medium but TV is the most sociable. Whether providing a genial focus for an election night party, carefully explaining the dreadful state of the world or distracting us from a painful break-up, it’s been a dependable, comforting presence in every living room we’ve ever known. In Friend in the Corner we switch on the box to think about the many kinds of friendship it delivers.


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