Anatomy of Touch

What does touch mean to us and how has the need for touch changed because of Covid-19? Claudia Hammond reveals the BBC Touch Test results.

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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Touch Hunger
How important is touch to us? Claudia Hammond reveals the BBC Touch Test results.
05 Oct 2020,14 mins
Don't Touch
BBC Touch Test looks at attitudes to touch from strangers and work colleagues.
06 Oct 2020,14 mins
Touch Culture
How much does the culture we grow up in effect who we touch and how we touch?
07 Oct 2020,14 mins
Health and Touch
Left isolating in London B and Z came up with a plan to stay healthy with a 6 o’clock hug.
08 Oct 2020,14 mins
Digital Touch
Can touch ever be replicated digitally? And can we train our sense of touch to hear?
09 Oct 2020,14 mins