Between the Lines Podcasts

EP7 - Professor Sir John Strang (Confessions of an English opium eater by Thomas de Quincy)

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Poppy Opium Flower

EP7 - Professor Sir John Strang (Confessions of an English opium eater by Thomas de Quincy)

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Catch 22

EP6- With Dr Lade Smith CBE (Catch-22 by Joseph Heller)

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Rings Of Saturn

EP5- With Dr Dan Harwood (Rings of Saturn by W.G. Sebald)

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EP4- with Dr Alistair Santhouse (Man's search for meaning by Viktor Frankl)

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The Days Of Abandomnent

EP3- Dr Jacqueline Phillips Owen (The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante)

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Ordinary Men

Episode Two - Sir Simon Wessely (Ordinary Men by Christopher Browning)

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Episode One - Dr Lisa Conlan (A Fortunate Man by John Berger)

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About the series

Between the Lines is a podcast interview series with those working in mental health and related fields where our guests share the book that changed them. The interview explores the reasons behind their choice of book and its impact on their career, their motivations and their outlook on the world.

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Meet the hosts

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    Ella Burchill

    Ella is a medical student at King’s College London with interests in neuroscience, mental health, and the field of neuropsychiatry. She has an intercalated BSc in Neuroscience from King’s Co

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    Matt Butler

    Matt is a junior psychiatrist and academic from Warrington. He graduated with medical and postgraduate research degrees from the University of Manchester before moving to work at South Londo

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    Dr Nidhita Singh

    Dr Nidhita Singh is an ST6 in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. She graduated from University College London Medical School and holds an inter

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