One to One - Evan Davis talks to Rob George
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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.
- Broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 9:30AM Tue, 24 Apr 2012
- Available until 12:00AM Thu, 1 Jan 2099
- First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 9:30AM Tue, 8 Nov 2011
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- Duration 15 minutes
