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Weeping
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'He weeps by the side of the ocean, He weeps on the top of the hill', the poet wrote of himself in 'How Pleasant to Know Mr Lear'.
This programme considers when and why people cry in Lear's work, and considers how - or how far - tears offer catharsis.
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