Join Matthew Tompkins, author of 'The Spectacle of Illusion', to discover why humans are so ready to believe in magic.
Join Matthew Tompkins, author of 'The Spectacle of Illusion', to discover why humans are so ready to believe in magic.
Asylums, madhouses, mental hospitals – Bedlam: the names given to institutions for the mentally ill have changed almost as much as our attitudes. Writer, curator and cultural historian Mike Jay talks about changing perceptions of mental illness since the 17th century.