PODCAST
We Need to Talk About Death
by BBC Radio 4
Joan Bakewell and her panel discuss death and dying, exploring the choices open to us and confronting the questions we fear the most.
Episodes
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Death Unexplained
Why is a sudden, but not unexpected, death of someone very old or very ill, referred to a coroner to investigate? What happens then? These investigations are rarely talked about but are surprisingly common. Joan Bakewell explores the issues with her panel, including His Honour Judge Mark Lucraft...
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I Can't Afford to Die
The average cost of a funeral has doubled in the past twelve years. As people struggle to meet the soaring cost, Joan Bakewell explores how to achieve a decent send-off for a friend or relative, and even yourself, if you don’t have the money. Low-cost funerals are now in demand and, as Joan...
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My Dying Wishes
What kind of care would you like at the very end of your life? Where would you like to be? Do you want music playing? Would you want medical staff to try to resuscitate you? If you can’t speak for yourself at the time, how can you be sure the people, involved in your care, do what you want? Very...
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Bury Me at Sea
Although many people who have been buried at sea were sailors or navy personnel, anyone can have their body committed to the deep. Few people choose the sea as their final resting place but, for those that do, there is a small band of funeral directors, skippers and coffin makers around the…
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My Digital Legacy
As we spend an ever increasing amount of time online, much of our lives, both professional and personal, have found their way onto the digital sphere. So what happens to it all when we die? Should we view our digital assets much like our physical possessions? And, if so, how should we manage our...
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Give My Body to Science
Joan Bakewell and her panel ask why so many people donate their bodies to science and what happens if you do.
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Death Itself
Joan Bakewell and her panel consider the final days and hours that surround death itself. It's a time that we tend to shy away from, which perhaps explains why so much fear and uncertainty surrounds this time. Joan explores the reality of dying and asks what we should expect in the final days and...
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Ease My Pain
Joan Bakewell and her panel explore one of our greatest fears at the end of life - pain. Pain comes in all shapes and sizes and the meaning we ascribe to it - our suffering - drastically shapes our experience of pain, and how we manage it. Good symptom control at the end of life requires not only...
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Stand By Me
Mortality is often on Joan Bakewell's mind. She's in her eighties, many of her friends have died and older relatives went long ago. She's seen others die and doesn't find it frightening. Given that death and dying are just part of the stream of human existence, she's baffled that so many of us…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Joan Bakewell and her panel discuss death and dying, exploring the choices open to us and confronting the questions we fear the most.
HOSTED BY
BBC Radio 4
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Joan Bakewell and her panel discuss death and dying, exploring the choices open to us and confronting the questions we fear the most.
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