Skip to content
Never Let Me Go episode artwork

Jul 1, 2018 13 min

Never Let Me Go

from The Essay Hosted by BBC Radio 3

Dr Rita Charon considers Kazuo Ishiguro's novel and the questions that it raises. What it means to be human? And how can physicians respond to life's mysteries and paradoxes? This is part three of The Essay's five-part series, Narrative Medicine - a term coined to describe the capacity to recognize, absorb, metabolize, interpret, and be moved by stories of illness. Simply, it's medicine practised by someone who knows what to do with stories. Part of the BBC's NHS at 70 season. Warning: this episode deals with serious medical issues and trauma.

Episode details come from the podcast's RSS feed.

Embed this episode

Ready to play

Never Let Me Go

0:00 13:59

No transcript yet.

Requests help us decide what to transcribe next.

Frequently asked questions

How long is this episode of The Essay?

This episode is 13 minutes long.

When was this The Essay episode published?

This episode was published on July 1, 2018.

Can I download this The Essay episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.