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Jack Thorne: “I was allergic to moving - the doctor said, ‘This might be forever.’”
Season 2 Episode 245
Growing up in Bristol, acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Jack Thorne was a shy, politically driven kid who believed he could change the world- fi…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Cor Hutton: The Quadruple Amputee Who Found Her Feet
Season 2 Episode 245
In 2013, businesswoman and mum Cor Hutton was given just a five percent chance of survival after contracting pneumonia that developed into sepsis. Sh…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Jamie Oliver: “I’d gone from being skint to having a lot of money, I felt like a fake.”
Season 2 Episode 242
Before he became one of the world’s best-known chefs, Jamie Oliver was a dyslexic kid growing up in his parents’ pub in rural Essex, learning the val…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Leo Varadkar: Former Prime Minister of Ireland on Power and Letting Go
Season 2 Episode 244
Before becoming Ireland’s youngest Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar was a Dublin GP with bold ambitions and a belief that politics could be a kind of medicine…
5 months ago
Dr Richard Shepherd: Lessons from 23,000 Postmortems- including Hungerford, Hillsborough and Princess Diana
Season 2 Episode 243
Britain’s leading forensic pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd has performed over 23,000 postmortems and given evidence in some of the most high-profile …
5 months, 1 week ago
Arabella Weir: At nine my mum said, “I can’t bear the sight of you”
Season 2 Episode 238
Actor, comedian and bestselling author Arabella Weir grew up in a family that prized intellect and appearances but struggled to offer love. In this e…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Natalie Haynes: Greek Myths, Medea and the Comedy of Classics
Season 2 Episode 241
Natalie Haynes has never been easy to categorise. A stand-up comedian turned broadcaster and best-selling author, she has built a career out of makin…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
From The Vault: Brian Cox
Season 2 Episode 240
From a childhood in Dundee marked by loss, poverty and resilience, to becoming one of the most respected actors of his generation, Brian Cox’s life a…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
From The Vault: Miriam Margolyes
Season 2 Episode 239
From a childhood in Oxford shaped by unconditional love, Jewish heritage and a keen sense of curiosity, to a career spanning stage, screen, voice wor…
6 months ago
Cariad Lloyd: Talking About Grief Changed My Life
Season 2 Episode 236
Cariad Lloyd never set out to become the voice of modern grief, but after losing her father at just fifteen, the silence around death stayed with her…
6 months, 1 week ago