1 hr 23 min
Stephen McGann and Heidi Thomas Inspiring Doctors
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- Medicine
In our final episode, Martin speaks to two special guests, from the team behind the BBC series ‘Call the Midwife’. Stephen McGann, who plays Dr Turner, and is not only an actor but also an experienced science communicator; and Heidi Thomas, an accomplished screenwriter and playwright who is the creator, writer, and executive producer of the series. They talk about the opportunities of the show to deliver health messages to its wide audience, the response doctors have had to fictional GP Dr Patrick Turner, Heidi’s childhood aspirations towards healthcare, Stephen’s science communication work, and much more.
Episode transcript available at bma.org.uk/inspiringdoctors
Content warning: this episode contains some discussion about the history of abortion rights and the thalidomide scandal. You can avoid those by skipping from 52:15 to 59:00 for thalidomide, and 59:00 to 1:07:41 for abortion.
The episode also contains a few very mild spoilers for Call the Midwife.
You can watch Call the Midwife on the BBC iPlayer for listeners in the UK. For our US listeners, you can find it on PBS, and our Australian listeners can find it on ABC iview.
To find out about the Science Communication Unit at Imperial College London, visit imperial.ac.uk/science-communication-unit/
The interviewees on this podcast are just a selection of those who communicate medicine in fantastic ways. To join the conversation on social media and tell us about doctors whose communication skills inspired you, tag @TheBMA on Twitter and Instagram, and use #InspiringDoctors. For more information visit: bma.org.uk/inspiringdoctors
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In our final episode, Martin speaks to two special guests, from the team behind the BBC series ‘Call the Midwife’. Stephen McGann, who plays Dr Turner, and is not only an actor but also an experienced science communicator; and Heidi Thomas, an accomplished screenwriter and playwright who is the creator, writer, and executive producer of the series. They talk about the opportunities of the show to deliver health messages to its wide audience, the response doctors have had to fictional GP Dr Patrick Turner, Heidi’s childhood aspirations towards healthcare, Stephen’s science communication work, and much more.
Episode transcript available at bma.org.uk/inspiringdoctors
Content warning: this episode contains some discussion about the history of abortion rights and the thalidomide scandal. You can avoid those by skipping from 52:15 to 59:00 for thalidomide, and 59:00 to 1:07:41 for abortion.
The episode also contains a few very mild spoilers for Call the Midwife.
You can watch Call the Midwife on the BBC iPlayer for listeners in the UK. For our US listeners, you can find it on PBS, and our Australian listeners can find it on ABC iview.
To find out about the Science Communication Unit at Imperial College London, visit imperial.ac.uk/science-communication-unit/
The interviewees on this podcast are just a selection of those who communicate medicine in fantastic ways. To join the conversation on social media and tell us about doctors whose communication skills inspired you, tag @TheBMA on Twitter and Instagram, and use #InspiringDoctors. For more information visit: bma.org.uk/inspiringdoctors
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 hr 23 min