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EPISODE · Jun 3, 2022 · 50 MIN

Past Imperfect: Justin Webb on a life saved by radio

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Today's episode comes courtesy of our sister podcast: Past Imperfect.Justin Webb is a broadcaster who has spent almost four decades at the BBC, from North America correspondent to co-presenter on Radio 4's Today programme. He joins Rachel Sylvester and Alice Thomson in the studio to talk about the impact never meeting his father had on him, the mental health struggles that he experienced his step-father suffer from, and the bullying he faced at boarding school.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Mind: www.mind.org.ukNSPCC: www.nspcc.org.ukKidscape: www.kidscape.org.ukThis podcast has been produced in association with Speakers for Schools: www.speakersforschools.orgProducer: Ben Mitchell.This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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