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Imagine you are a patient about to undergo Brain Surgery. If it goes well, it could save your life, if it goes wrong, you could end up paralysed or dead. You want to believe your surgeon is infallible, a superhero but he is not, he is all too human, just like you. That emerges from the extraordinary honest writing from henry marsh, giving us a rare insight into the mind of the doctor. Is that reassuring or troubling . Henry marsh, welcome to hardtalk. The veryjob description, brain surgeon, i th...

I am stephen sackur. Imagine you are a patient about to undergo Brain Surgery. If it goes well it could save your life, if it goes wrong you could end up paralysed or dead. Of course you want to believe your surgeon is infallible, a superhero, but he is not, he is all too human, just like you. And that simple truth emerges from the extraordinary honest writing of my guest today, one of britains leading Brain Surgeons, henry marsh. He has given us rare insight into the mind of the doctor. Is that...

Led to an unprecedented rise in the murder rate. Around 2,000 people were killed in just the first two months of the crackdown. Jonathan head reports on the philippines deadly war on drugs. The war on drugs is reaching all corners of the philippines. Even here, in the jails. Many of these men are already serving long sentences for drug use. In cells, so packed with bodies, its hard to breathe. It says something about the extent of the drug problem here in the philippines that the police have had...

Led to an unprecedented rise in the murder rate. Around 2,000 people were killed in just the first two months of the crackdown. Jonathan head reports on the philippines deadly war on drugs. The war on drugs is reaching all corners of the philippines. Even here, in the jails. Many of these men are already serving long sentences for drug use. In cells, so packed with bodies, its hard to breathe. It says something about the extent of the drug problem here in the philippines that the police have had...

Led to an unprecedented rise in the murder rate. Around 2,000 people were killed in just the first two months of the crackdown. Jonathan head reports on the philippines deadly war on drugs. The war on drugs is reaching all corners of the philippines. Even here, in the jails. Many of these men are already serving long sentences for drug use. In cells, so packed with bodies, its hard to breathe. It says something about the extent of the drug problem here in the philippines that the police have had...

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Are into the last four of the Champions League. Lucy bronze scores to book citys place in the semi finals after a 2 0 Aggregate Win over danish side Fortuna Hjorring. After the most challenging Railway Repair ever, today the Settle Carlisle train line reopens to customers. And matt has the weather. Good morning. Grey skies and rain might greet the day for many of you but things will brighten up quite nicely i have details coming up and a full weekend broadcast. Good morning. First, our main stor...

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