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Suzanne O'Sullivan on Oliver Sacks
Manage episode 224690380 series 1301287
Matthew Parris meets Suzanne O'Sullivan to discuss her medical and literary hero, Oliver Sacks.
She first came across his work on a beach in Thailand, reading his famous collection of case studies, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. Joining the discussion is Sacks' partner, the writer and photographer Bill Hayes. Together they discuss the career of a gifted medic and writer who also loved motorbikes and wild swimming. Sacks wrote another extraordinary book, Awakenings, which was made into a film starring Robin Williams and Robert de Niro.
Suzanne O'Sullivan is an Irish neurologist and award winning author.
Producer: Chris Ledgard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.
352 episodes
Manage episode 224690380 series 1301287
Matthew Parris meets Suzanne O'Sullivan to discuss her medical and literary hero, Oliver Sacks.
She first came across his work on a beach in Thailand, reading his famous collection of case studies, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. Joining the discussion is Sacks' partner, the writer and photographer Bill Hayes. Together they discuss the career of a gifted medic and writer who also loved motorbikes and wild swimming. Sacks wrote another extraordinary book, Awakenings, which was made into a film starring Robin Williams and Robert de Niro.
Suzanne O'Sullivan is an Irish neurologist and award winning author.
Producer: Chris Ledgard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.
352 episodes
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