Will Self: A Life of Habit

Published: Sept. 25, 2015, 8 p.m.

Will Self sees our love of habit as a shield against the unexpected in life. "For us, custom, and its bespoke application, habit, are integral to our lives; because - or so we sort of reason - if we fill up our days with oft repeated actions, we can shut our ears to the siren song of contingency." Producer: Sheila Cook.