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The Essay

A Letter to My Body

Episode 1: Sarah Graham

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Therapist Sarah Graham on how a dramatic discovery about her own body set her on a path of addiction and depression that nearly killed her. Show more

The Essay

A Letter to My Body

Episode 2: Antony Gormley

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Sculptor Antony Gormley, the creator of The Angel of the North, discusses his relationship to his own body and why it has featured so prominently in his art. Show more

The Essay

A Letter to My Body

Episode 3: Sheila Cassidy

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

In 1975 Dr Sheila Cassidy was tortured in Chile after she gave medical care to an opponent of the Pinochet regime - she reflects on how has this affected her life since. Show more

The Essay

A Letter to My Body

Episode 4: Ted Harrison

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Writer and journalist Ted Harrison asks what body, soul and self really mean in the light of advances in our understanding of molecular biology. Show more

The Essay

A Letter to My Body

Episode 5: Joan Bakewell

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Broadcaster Dame Joan Bakewell asks, in a very personal letter to her own body, how growing old has affected her sense of self. Show more