Showman doctor: From travelling fairgrounds to the Covid frontline
BBC News By William McLennan image captionThe A&E doctor's family have travelled with fairgrounds for at least five generations As a teenager, John Castle lived a double life. He had love and loyalty for his family of travelling showpeople. But at school, in the face of prejudice and discrimination, he felt compelled to hide his roots. Now an NHS doctor, he believes his upbringing prepared him for the pressures of the pandemic. From his bed inside the caravan, John could hear the thump of fairground music above the whirring diesel generators. It was not a conventional lullaby, but it had t...