The Hostage

Available for 29 days

Pioneering forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist, Dr Gwen Adshead, has spent thirty years as a therapist in secure hospitals, prisons and in the community. In UNSPEAKABLE we witness her work with patients in the aftermath of distressing and traumatic events and see how speech, language and silence can influence recovery after catastrophe. Dr Adshead was the BBC Reith Lecturer in 2024. PART FOUR - THE HOSTAGE Dr Adshead treats a man who, as a child, was caught up in an aircraft hijacking. Read by Gwen Adshead Written by Gwen Adshead and Eileen Horne Abridged by Eileen Horne Producer: Gaynor Macfarlane