Synopsis
Noga Arikha explains how the four humours links to seasons, aging and constellations.
- Programme: In Our Time
- Episode: The Four Humours
- Channel: BBC Radio 4
- Broadcast year: 2007
- Psychology | What is mental health? | Three historical views of mental illness (Humoural, supernatural and hospital movement)
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