The Man who was Scared to Death
Welcome to an audio documentary with a difference. In these recordings, The Man who was Scared to Death speaks to people who work with death to see if their view of mortality has changed, from GPs and funeral directors, to celebrants and cemetery workers.
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Episodes
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Rev Kate Dean is the minister at Rosslyn Hill Chapel in Hampstead and, as a Unitarian, is fully invested in individual freedom, equality and rational thought. The latter, of course, is an issue for The Man who was Scared to Death.
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
A midwife AND death cafe host - be honest, is that the best of both worlds? I met up with Jenny Wylam and we talked about the connections between being born and dying, with the bells of Southwark Cathedral ringing in the background.
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
It had to happen eventually: An interview with a GP inside a cemetery. Meet Oliver Starr, part GP, part expert witness and part medical student tutor. We talk about the art of living too long and the murky world of clinical negligence.
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
We contacted the other side, otherwise known as anatomical pathology technologist Gemma Norburn, to discover our journey from last breath to the grave. Spoiler: It is a one way deal...
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
We visit a funeral home in north London and chat to Funeral Service Co-ordinator Samantha-Jane Streete-Porter about practicality, spirituality and, of course, brushing the dead's hair.
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
In this special episode, I speak to John Fogarty, a man proud of his long life and not ready for ending the journey anytime soon. I am in awe.
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
To start series 2, we meet up with Highgate Cemetery tour guide John Waite on a crisp weekday morning to see if walking next to dead bodies every single day has changed his view of death. Spoiler: It has.
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
We talk to Mark Taubert, NHS Palliative Consultant & CD, about how different people react to bad news and which songs appear most on death beds.
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Today we talk to Deb Larmour, an Intuitive Minister - please note, these recordings took place before Covid, if you can imagine such a time.
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Today we talk to Eve Murrell, dissector of dead bodies - please note, these recordings took place before Covid, if you can imagine such a time.