Episode 9. ComaDad (Part 2): Institutionally Unsafe. The episode Transport for London definitely doesn’t want you to hear.
If you thought that catching a London bus or walking the busy streets of London were relatively safe, think again. That’s because London buses have been seriously injuring and killing people – mainly pedestrians – with alarming frequency and predictability, for decades. And the fact of the matter is – these crashes are largely avoidable.
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Episode 8. ComaDad (Part 1): two weeks in a near-death coma after being hit by a 12 tonne London bus
In Tom Kearney’s house, the 18th of December each year is “Bus Day”. That’s the date in 2009 Tom was hit by a 12 tonne Transport for London bendy-bus (Route 73) and flung to the side of Oxford Street bleeding out from his mouth and head. Against the odds, after being in a near-death Coma
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Episode 7. Taking silk, taking on the tobacco companies and taking a break
Catherine Callaghan is a talented, high achieving barrister who has become recognised as one of the best in her field – in a very competitive field – by becoming the 424th woman ever to “take silk” as a King’s Counsel in the UK. In doing so, she has also achieved a first (for the UK).
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Episode 6. We’re all going to die, so let’s talk about it. Also, Tony Blair.
Clare Montagu’s career – so far – has been far from conventional. Fresh out of Oxford University and London School of Economics, Clare got stuck into the world of politics, including two years working for Tony Blair when he was PM. In recent years, she’s been in the business of death and dying, most recently
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Episode 5: Mai Chen: putting a superdiversity lens on business, government and life.
Mai Chen is a super-high achieving, super productive, highly intelligent, go-getting human being with a long list of awards, achievements, publications and accolades. She arrived in New Zealand from Taiwan at an early age, and has experienced racism in many forms – even now after all these years. Her views on race, diversity and equality
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Episode 2: From grisly crime scenes to fields of honey bees: the professor of forensic science bringing great minds together to solve big problems.
In this episode, we talk with Professor Ruth Morgan about the world of forensic science, a field which has seen incredible advancement in recent years, and what this means for crime scenes . She also talks to us in detail about a project she’s spearheading to bring together experts from a broad range of disciplines
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Episode 1: A lifetime of climate change science: still feeling positive about the future
Dr Jim Salinger is regarded as one of the most important figures in climate change science worldwide. He has devoted his life to measuring, analysing and communicating about climate change. In 2007 he was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize (shared with a group of scientists and also former Vice President Al Gore). In 2024, he
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Episode 3: His life in books: the classic, epic, real life adventure of Red Széll
As a young man, Red Széll got some news – very badly delivered – which instantly changed the course of his life. Find out what he did next (hint: as a young man, he didn’t react well), how his life has ultimately panned out, how he broke a climbing record, and what he is doing
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Episode 4: The friends who decided to row across the Atlantic without doing “too much research” in advance
Giles Johnson lives in a small, idyllic village in Somerset, England. But a year ago, he was on the high seas, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, rowing from the east coast of Canada to the west coast of Ireland. It was the latest of his audacious (possibly crazy) adventures with good friend and
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