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It's Your Line Special: [number removed]: The Forbidden Subject - Dying and Bereavement

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

Presented by Michael Barratt
Reporter Mary Craig

Death is one of the hardest things to talk about, in spite of the fact that it is something we all have to face. This programme investigates the human and practical problems of the dying and the bereaved, and looks at the role of doctors, clergy, relatives and friends in caring for those facing death.

The second half of the programme is an opportunity to phone in and talk to Dr Cicely Saunders, Dr Colin Murray Parkes, Rev. Preb. Austen Williams
To promote a maximum flow of questions, [number removed] (16 lines) will take them from 6.0 pm until the end of the programme

Facing up to death: page 4

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Barratt
Reporter (Feature):
Mary Craig
Producer (Feature):
Angela Tilby
Panellist (Phone in):
Dr Cicely Saunders
Panellist (Phone in):
Dr Colin Murray Parkes
Panellist (Phone in):
The Rev. Preb. Austen Williams
Producer (Phone in):
Walter Wallich
Source: Radio Times

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