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In the Psychiatrist's Chair

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Psychiatrist Dr Anthony Clare conducts in depth interviews with prominent people.

Psychiatrist Dr Anthony Clare conducts in depth interviews with prominent people from different walks of life.

In the Psychiatrist's Chair: Professor Norman Stone

Professor Norman Stone

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Professor Norman Stone on loathing Oxford University and admiration of Thatcher.

The author tells Anthony Clare about his loathing for Oxford University and admiration of Margaret Thatcher. From August 1997.

Author Professor Norman Stone tells Anthony Clare about his loathing for Oxford University and admiration of Margaret Thatcher. 
 
Psychiatrist Dr Anthony Clare's in depth interviews with prominent people from different walks of life.

Born in Dublin, author Anthony held a doctorate in medicine, a master's degree in philosophy and was a fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. After becoming a regular on BBC Radio 4's Stop the Week in the 1980s, he became Britain's best-known psychiatrist and earned his own vehicle, In the Psychiatrist's Chair. 

Starting in 1982, this series ran until 2001 and also transferred to TV. Series highlights include conversations with Bob Monkhouse, Cecil Parkinson and Gerry Adams.

Anthony Clare died suddenly in Paris aged 64 in 2007.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1997.

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