Evan Davis talks to Rob George
Evan Davis talks to those who have cause to be economical with the truth. Palliative care consultant Rob George discusses the place of honesty in matters of life and death.
Evan Davis explores the issue of deception by talking to those who have had cause to be economical with the truth . From doctors, guilty of well intentioned obfuscation, to ex-fraudsters skilled at outright lies, over the next four weeks, as Evan takes over the One to One chair, he discusses the complicated truth about lying with those, for whom the truth is rarely plain and never simple.
In the first programme he talks to Rob George, Consultant in Palliative Care who explains why complete honesty is not always in the best interest of the patient and his need to second guess what information the terminally ill need and when.
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When is a lie not a lie?
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- Tue 8 Nov 2011 09:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Tue 24 Apr 2012 09:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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