Listen free for 30 days

  • Behaving Ourselves

  • David Mitchell on Manners
  • Written by: David Mitchell
  • Narrated by: David Mitchell
  • Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

Try for $0.00
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo + applicable taxes after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
Behaving Ourselves cover art

Behaving Ourselves

Written by: David Mitchell
Narrated by: David Mitchell
Try for $0.00

$14.95 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $17.98

Buy Now for $17.98

Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Tax where applicable.

Publisher's Summary

David Mitchell sets out on a vigorous but impeccably polite investigation into the confusing world of manners. Are they really in decline, as many would have us believe? Or are we just throwing off the shackles of the Victorian obsession with etiquette?

Over the course of the series, David eats his lunchtime sandwiches with children in a primary school, and later goes to a street market to see manners - good and bad - in action. He explores where our manners come from with Professors Steven Pinker from Harvard University and the author Henry Hitchings. What do we mean by 'civility' and 'good manners' in public places? Why are people still pinching vicars' bottoms, and what can the state do to improve standards of public behaviour? And, David asks, how is the digital age changing our sense of public space?

Produced by Chris Ledgard.
©2018 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2018 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
Social Sciences Film & TV
Show more Show less

What listeners say about Behaving Ourselves

Average Customer Ratings
Overall
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    5
  • 4 Stars
    1
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    6
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    5
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.ca reviews

Amazon Reviews
Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Amazon Customer

Job Well Done

If you like David Mitchell you will love this audio book. Very well done. I enjoyed it so much I immediately listened to it again.
Very interesting topic, and wide range of guests. I cannot say enough good about it.

Report this

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!