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Book of the Week

Barbara Taylor - The Last Asylum

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Barbara Taylor documents her own breakdown revisiting Europe’s largest former asylum after it had been turned into luxury flats. Read by Maggie Steed. Show more

Book of the Week

Barbara Taylor - The Last Asylum

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Barbara Taylor recalls how the left-wing intelligentsia of 1980s London was infatuated with psychoanalysis. Read by Maggie Steed. Show more

Book of the Week

Barbara Taylor - The Last Asylum

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Barbara Taylor documents her own breakdown and the support she received after her hospital admission. Read by Maggie Steed. Show more

Book of the Week

Barbara Taylor - The Last Asylum

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Documenting the good and bad history of mental health hospitals, Barbara Taylor finds herself in a hostel. Read by Maggie Steed. Show more

Book of the Week

Barbara Taylor - The Last Asylum

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Barbara wonders if the mental health system offers the same space for recovery she experienced. Concluded by Maggie Steed. Show more