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Henry Marsh and terminal illness

Helen Lewis interviews people offering solutions for our times. Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh discusses how the law should deal with terminal illness, as he comes to terms with his own.

Helen Lewis returns with a new series of interviews with people offering radical solutions to the big problems we face, and explores how their personal experiences drive their work and thinking.

Neurosurgeon and author Henry Marsh tells Helen about coming to terms with being diagnosed with cancer, and how it has informed his ideas about how we deal with terminal illness. They discuss the case for assisted dying, and the changes to the law that Marsh advocates.

Producer: Phil Tinline

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28 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Fri 23 Jul 2021 11:00
  • Thu 29 Jul 2021 20:30