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Death and the Elephant
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A brand new podcast getting under the skin of the biggest taboo of all, Death. It is hosted by Dr Hannah Harris, a GP in south London and Raz Shaw, an award-winning theatre director and writer.Each episode, Raz and Hannah talk to someone they admire and endeavour to find out how they want to be remembered at the end of their life, their greatest achievements so far, their sliding doors moments up to this point, and what they want in their memorial service.Hannah also presents Coronacast with her drama student daughter, talking all things coronavirus. Raz has had three very close brushes with death in his life, most recently in January 2020. In 1995, he had stage 4 cancer whilst also struggling with a gambling addiction and wrote a book about that moment in time called Death and the Elephant which was published in 2018.
Episodes
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5: Lucy-Anne Holmes
This episode is all about SEX. Oh, hello. That caught your attention didn’t it? A bit like the naked women on page 3 used to before our inspirational guest Lucy-Anne Holmes, in a moment of clarity, saw how exploitative and denigrating it was towards women. She started a revolution which, after…
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4: Brooke Kinsella
In this episode, Raz and Hannah talk to the multi-talented multi-faceted Brooke Kinsella. Brooke has been an actor since age 7, appearing in many shows on stage and screen, from CBBC as a child, to EastEnders. Six years ago, she gave up the acting game to become an agent, of which she has also…
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3: Terence Frisch
In this episode, Raz and Hannah talk to actor Terence Frisch. His career has spanned more than 30 years and he has starred in stage, TV shows and films all over the world. Raz and Terry have worked together on a number of productions around the UK. . As well as reflecting on his life so far, and...
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2: Julie Hesmondhalgh
In this, the launch episode, Raz and Hannah talk to special guest, actress and all-round wonder woman, Julie Hesmondhalgh. They discuss life, theatre, activism, and her legacy as Hayley Cropper in Coronation Street. . Since leaving the cobbles, Julie has been on our televisions in award-winning...
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1: Esh Alladi
In this, the pilot episode, Hannah and Raz talk to Dr Esh Alladi. . Esh studied medicine at Cambridge University and worked as a doctor for a number of years before going to LAMDA to retrain as an actor. Esh’s acting credits are many and varied including shows at the National Theatre, RSC and…
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Trailer
Look out for the pilot episode of Death and the Elephant, set to land on your favourite podcast platform on Thursday 18th February 2021, with special guest, actor and doctor, Esh Alladi.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A brand new podcast getting under the skin of the biggest taboo of all, Death. It is hosted by Dr Hannah Harris, a GP in south London and Raz Shaw, an award-winning theatre director and writer.Each episode, Raz and Hannah talk to someone they admire and endeavour to find out how they want to be remembered at the end of their life, their greatest achievements so far, their sliding doors moments up to this point, and what they want in their memorial service.Hannah also presents Coronacast with her drama student daughter, talking all things coronavirus. Raz has had three very close brushes with death in his life, most recently in January 2020. In 1995, he had stage 4 cancer whilst also struggling with a gambling addiction and wrote a book about that moment in time called Death and the Elephant which was published in 2018.
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A brand new podcast getting under the skin of the biggest taboo of all, Death. It is hosted by Dr Hannah Harris, a GP in south London and Raz Shaw, an award-winning theatre director and writer.Each episode, Raz and Hannah talk to someone they admire and endeavour to find out how they want to be...
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