15 episodes
Dead Honest Georgie Vestey
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When was the last time you talked honestly about death? Join Georgie Vestey as she interviews the people who help us as we die and when we're dead.
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Ep.13 All That Remains
Robert Jensen is the man you want in the room on the worst day of your life. He runs the world's largest disaster recovery business, Kenyon International, and is an expert in recovering the dead and reuniting them with the families they leave behind. We discuss the challenges of collecting fragmented remains, the importance of managing family expectations and why returning personal effects is so critical to the grieving process.To read more about Robert’s work, his memoir “P...
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Episode 12. What Lies Beneath
Sgt Suzanne Crossley supervises a team of police divers who recover dead bodies. She reveals why this is the best job she’s ever had. Based in the north of England, her team is regularly deployed to find missing people and gather forensic evidence. Warning: This episode contains references to suicide. For information on organisations offering mental health support, please contact: The Samaritans 24/7 crisis helpline: 116 123Papyrus Helpline for under 35’s: 0800 068 414...
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Episode 11. Last Train
Every 30 hours someone dies on Britain’s railways. Liam Johnston is a Railway Chaplain supporting the drivers and devastated families left behind. For more information about Liam’s chaplaincy work visit Railway Mission.Warning: This episode contains references to suicide. For information on organisations offering mental health support please contact:Samaritans 24/7 crisis helpline: 116 123Papyrus Helpline for under 35’s: 0800 068 4141Calm: Campaign Against Living Miserably Helpline...
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Episode 10. Road to Nowhere
Mac Hobbs is a tow truck driver. He recovers vehicles after fatal crashes and from remote locations where people have taken their lives. The hardest part of his job? Reuniting the cars with the families left behind. Warning: This episode contains references to suicide. For information on organisations offering mental health support please contact:Samaritans 24/7 crisis helpline: 116 123Papyrus Helpline for under 35’s: 0800 068 4141Calm: Campaign Against Living Miserably Helpline: 0800 58...
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Episode 9. Handle With Care
Anita Hardy is an Anatomical Pathology Technologist. She takes great pride in caring for her ‘patients’ in the morgue. For more information about Anita’s work, contact her association: Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology Produced by Georgie Vestey and Kate McAll with original music by John Biddle. And finally … if you’ve found this episode interesting and want to support the show, I’d love you to share it using the icons below. You will help raise the profile of...
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Episode 8. Don't Look Down
Cathy MacDonald’s is a former police Crisis Negotiator. Her calm voice and capacity to listen have saved lives. She’s sat on the edge of many high places persuading the troubled to chose life over death. Since leaving the Scottish Police, Cathy has built a successful communications business, Art of Communication.Warning: This episode contains references to suicide. For information on organisations offering mental health support, please contact:The Samaritans 24/7 crisis helpline: 116 12...