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  • Professor Sue Black on the mysteries of the human body
    In 2015, the forensic anthropologist, Professor Dame Sue Black, was cast away by Kirsty Young.Brought up on the west coast of Scotland and in Inverness, she fell in love with biology at secondary school and read Human Anatomy at the University of Aberdeen. After graduation, she worked at London's St Thomas' Hospital as an anatomist, and police began to call on her to help identify bones.She spoke to Kirsty about the mysteries of the human body.You can find the full episode on BBC Sounds.
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  • Lemn Sissay on his foster family
    The poet Lemm Sissay was cast away by Kirsty Young in 2015.As a poet, writer and playwright, much of his work tells the story of his search for his birth parents. Born to a young Ethiopian woman who wanted him temporarily looked after while she completed her studies, he was with a foster family until he was 12.Lemn told Kirsty how he felt after his foster family broke ties with him.You can listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds.
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  • Jill Scott on her start in football
    The former footballer Jill Scott was cast away by Lauren Laverne in 2023.Jill was part of the Lionesses’ winning team at the Euros 2022.When Jill was starting out in her career, the women players had to settle for second-hand kit and miserly wages.She spoke to Lauren about the challenges she faced when she started her senior career at Sunderland aged 17.You can find the full episode on BBC Sounds.
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  • Adrian Edmondson on working with Rik Mayall
    In 2023, the comedian and writer Adrian Edmondson was cast away by Lauren Laverne.Adrian met his comedy partner, the late Rik Mayall, at university. They bonded over their shared interests in double acts, violent slapstick and the plays of Samuel Beckett. It was the start of a long performing partnership and friendship.Adrian spoke to Lauren about the creative process behind the anarchic TV comedy and long-running touring show Bottom.You can listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds.
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  • Dr Nicola Fox on the tragedy that changed her life
    After completing her PhD, Dr Fox took up a post-doctoral fellowship at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre in Maryland. In 2010, she became the project scientist for the Parker Solar Probe, humanity’s first mission to a star.Shortly after she began working on the Parker Solar Probe project, she was away on work business when her husband died suddenly, leaving their very young children home alone. She told Lauren about that fateful day.You can listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds.
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