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Jon Ronson On: Series 5

Jon Ronson On: Series 5: Episode 1: Fear of Flying

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Episode 1: Fear of Flying

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Fear of Flying

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The writer Jon Ronson looks at one of our deepest fears - the fear of flying.

4 Extra Debut. Writer Jon Ronson hears some true life tales which feed our phobias about flying and death.  With Danny Robins. From January 2010.

The writer Jon Ronson looks at one of our deepest fears. When Vicky Coren realised her fear of flying was stopping her travelling, she sought help from a specialist councillor. He cured her - only to die a year later in an air crash. 

Mike Thexton tells Jon of his ordeal on board a hijacked plane, waiting to be shot for 12 hours. And comedian Danny Robins is terrified of death - so terrified that Jon decides to send him to a near death experience festival in Spain in order to try to cure his phobia. Finally, Jon finds a scientist who is working on finding an answer to eternal life. 

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