
Episode 4
Orwell Prize-winning author Darren McGarvey carefully explores the roles played by victimhood and accountability in those who bear trauma.
There’s been an explosion of trauma culture in the West over the last decade, ramped up by social media and its encouragement to shape, present and broadcast our own stories. But is this ownership helpful, or is it keeping people trapped? Could it even be warping public debate? The Orwell Prize-winning author of 'Poverty Safari' and 'The Social Distance Between Us' shares hard-won wisdom from a life spent recovering in the public gaze.
Darren McGarvey carefully explores the roles played by victimhood and accountability in those who bear trauma.
Written and read by Darren McGarvey
Abridged by Rosemary Goring
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
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Broadcasts
- Thu 14 Aug 2025 11:45ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Fri 15 Aug 2025 00:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4