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Touching the Elephant was a BBC documentary about perception, first broadcast on 16 April 1997, in which four blind people are taken to meet and touch an elephant. The idea was a response to a well-known fable about blind men and an elephant. Presenter Kim Normanton and the participants – Danni, a woman who loves animals; Graham, a computer buff; Tom, a piano tuner; and 10-year-old Lauren – discuss their idea of ‘elephant’ before meeting Dilberta the elephant at London Zoo. Excerpts of this documentary were aired on BBC Radio 4's "Beasts" episode of Short Cuts.

References

1. Elmes, Simon (2007). And Now on Radio 4: A Celebration of the World's Best Radio Station. Arrow Books. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-099-50537-2.
2. "BBC Radio 4 Extra - 90 by 90 The Full Set, 1998: Touching The Elephant". BBC Online. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. Observer Life, 13 April 1997, p. 69
4. "Short Cuts: Beasts, Series 21. 03/12-2019".

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