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11A – Hogfather, Part 1: The Power of Belief

Dec 11, 20222 hr 49 min
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Dr Nadav Prawer joins Josh for the first part on 1996's Hogfather, examining Susan's character development, her contrasts to Teatime, the nature of justice, the power of belief, falling angels, rising apes, Kierkegaardian existentialism, lies to children and the possible psychological (and legal!) ramifications of believing in the tooth fairy.*

*All jingling bell sounds in the background are indicative of cats, not the encroachment of any Verruca Gnomes. I hope... 

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