The Man Who Was Scared to Death

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

Today we talk to Deb Larmour, an Intuitive Minister - please note, these recordings took place before Covid, if you can imagine such a time.

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.