Radio Choice

Driven To Distraction, Radio 4, 9pm

Historian Rhys Jones asks if people really are more distracted than ever before. He also explores the history of distraction and how previous generations have fought back.

With world leading tech companies learning how to monetise procastination and suggesting we are in a distraction crisis, the host looks back at the 18th and 19th century to inspect our attention spans.

With contributions from Abigail Williams, Tim Wu, Nir Eyal, Susan Maushart and James Williams.

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