Episode 1
Robert McCrum, who survived a severe stroke in 1995, goes on a journey into his own brain to understand more about what happened to him.
Robert McCrum journeys into his own brain to understand more about stroke.
Ever since he suffered a severe stroke in 1995, Robert has been living with its consequences. He says, "It's one of the remorseless side-effects of the affliction that, if you survive it, you will live with its after-effects and the conundrum about existence it poses, for the rest of your life." The demands of an ongoing recovery still have to be met.
This two part series is a reflection and continued discovery, twenty years on, of Robert McCrum's condition.
Producer: Melissa FitzGerald
A Blakeway production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio4.
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