Episode 1
4 Extra Debut. Neurologist Dr Ropper behind the scenes at Harvard Medical School, includes the case of an epileptic. Read by Colin Stinton.
Neurologist Dr Allan H Ropper and his co-writer Brian D Burrell take us behind the scenes at the Harvard Medical School's neurology unit.
Dr Ropper's case studies cover the unusual, sometimes bizarre, and often moving stories of life-changing injuries and illness - including the case of an epileptic.
"In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," says Ropper, "Alice jumps into a rabbit hole and finds herself in a bizarre realm where everything bears little relation to the outside world. It is a place where, as the Red Queen mentions to Alice, it helps to believe six impossible things before breakfast. I have no need to believe six impossible things before breakfast because I know that on any given day I will be confronted with six improbable things before lunch..."
Read by Colin Stinton
Written by Dr Allan H Ropper and Brian D Burrell.
Abridged by Pete Nichols.
Producer: Karen Rose
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in January 2015.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Colin Stinton |
| Author | Allan H Ropper |
| Author | Brian D Burrell |
| Abridger | Pete Nichols |
| Producer | Karen Rose |
Broadcasts
Mon 12 Jan 201509:45BBC Radio 4 FM- Tue 13 Jan 201500:30BBC Radio 4
- Mon 30 Sep 201914:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 1 Oct 201902:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
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