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Free Thinking

What do you call a stranger? - The Caine Prize - NHS ideals.

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Nandini Das and John Gallagher look at words for strangers in Tudor and Stuart England and ideas about civility. Plus Shahidha Bari talks to the winner of the 2018 Caine Prize. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Shahidha Bari
Interviewed Guest:
Nandini Das
Interviewed Guest:
John Gallagher
Interviewed Guest:
Christie Watson
Interviewed Guest:
Roberta Bivins
Producer:
Luke Mulhall

Book of the Week

The Language of Kindness

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

In Christie Watson's account of her nursing career she is newly qualified, on a high risk children's ward and under the wing of a remarkable mentor. Teresa Gallagher reads. Show more

Book of the Week

The Language of Kindness

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Christie Watson's account of her nursing career is also an intimate portrait of hospital life where small acts of kindness make all the difference. Teresa Gallagher reads. Show more

Book of the Week

The Language of Kindness

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

In Christie Watson's account of her 20-year nursing career she is now experienced and caring for children requiring intensive care. Teresa Gallagher reads. Show more

Book of the Week

The Language of Kindness

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

In Christie Watson's account of her 20-year nursing career, a teenager is waiting for a new heart. Teresa Gallagher is the reader. Show more

Book of the Week

The Language of Kindness

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

In Christie Watson's account of her nursing career she acquires a new understanding of kindness when the tables are turned. Teresa Gallagher is the reader. Show more