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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: Joanna Lumley

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Joanna Lumley

21/11/2015

BBC Radio 4 Extra - In the Psychiatrist's Chair, Joanna Lumley

Actress Joanna Lumley shares her anxieties and regrets with Dr Anthony Clare.

Absolutely Fabulous actress and activist Joanna Lumley shares her anxieties and regrets with Dr Anthony Clare. From July 1994.

The Absolutely Fabulous actress and activist Joanna Lumley shares her anxieties and regrets with Professor Anthony Clare.

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

Born in Dublin, author Anthony Clare 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 October July 1994.

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