The Myth of the Missing Half

Since the beginning of time human beings have been yearning for their other halves, the bit that’s missing. In Plato’s dialogue The Symposium, Aristophanes presented a light-hearted creation myth that explains it all. Narrated by Aidan Turner. Scripted by Nigel Warburton. From the BBC Radio 4 series about life’s big questions - A History of Ideas. This project is from the BBC in partnership with The Open University, the animations were created by Cognitive.