BARBARA McDONALD examines the lives and attitudes of people today
3: I rang the Samaritans
I'm a policeman and I've always coped with other people's problems ... but when this happened I found I couldn'approach it logically and help myself
Every year more than 5,000 people in the British Isles commit suicide. Many more contemplate it, but turn to the telephone for help.
Produced by Michael Barton
Broadcast in ' Talkabout ' on October 23, 1966, in the North of England Home Service