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Talking about two books he remembers very little about and the only book he was given twice, Charles Adrian continues his journey through the books from Season 4 of his podcast and reminisces about a trip to Japan.

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More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/.

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Correction: Tier 3 of the new restrictions that came into force in the UK on the 14th of October, 2020, is the highest tier, described as \\u201cvery high risk. Tier 2 is described as \\u201chigh risk\\u201d with tier 1 being \\u201cmedium risk\\u201d. You can find an explanation of the three-tier system on the BBC here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54533924

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You can find some information about the setting-up of the Podcasters\\u2019 Support Group in London on Helen Zaltzman\\u2019s website here: https://helenzaltzman.wordpress.com/podcasters-support-group/

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You can read about the spread of Anti-Vaxxer misinformation on social media during the 2020 pandemic in the Lancet here: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landig/article/PIIS2589-7500(20)30227-2/fulltext, you can read about six common misconceptions about immunisation on the WHO website here: https://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/initiative/detection/immunization_misconceptions/en/ and you can read about possible strategies to counteract a reluctance to receive a possible COVID-19 vaccine in the Atlantic here: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/10/how-change-mind-anti-vaxxer/616722/ \\xa0

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Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the UK from 4th May, 1979, until the 28th November, 1990. She was succeeded in office by John Major, who was Prime Minister from 28th November, 1990, until the 2nd May, 1997.

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Sum by David Eagleman was also discussed in Page One 34 and Page One 165.

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Also mentioned in this episode are Hell, Purgatory and Paradise by Dante Alighieri.

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Books discussed in this episode were previously discussed in Page One 112 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/112-iszi-lawrence/), Page One 113 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/113-donna-butlin/) and Page One 114 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/114-satoshi-date/).

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Episode image is a detail from a photo by Charles Adrian.

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Episode recorded: 16th October, 2020.

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Book listing:

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How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered The World by Francis Wheen (Page One 112)
Sum by David Eagleman (Page One 113, Page One 34 and Page One 165)

Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata (trans. Edward G. Seidensticker) (Page One 114)