The man in the picture is America’s most prolific lobotomist. Many patients considered him a hero - to the press he was a miracle worker. Hear his extraordinary story on my “Easier than curing a toothache? The Story of Lobotomy” on @BBCRadio4 Saturday 8pm. #weirdscience#lobotomy
Ever wondered how lobotomy was seen as a miracle cure? Tune in to @BBCRadio4 Sat 30 Jan for ‘Easier Than Curing A Toothache? The Story of Lobotomy.’ I speak to @Howard_Dully who was lobotomised as a boy, historian @Mical_Raz & neurosurgeons @HMayberg Henry Marsh & Ludvic Zrinzo
The Guardian’s Environment Correspondent @patrick_barkham with an article featuring my Between the Ears doc ‘Songs of the Sky‘ on @BBCRadio3 11.45am on Boxing Day. https://t.co/R8aJA80698
Anne Godden & Barbara Sherman live thousands of miles from one another but share a very surprising legacy. While the physical wounds of war heal, the emotional wounds can remain. Legacy of War with Sean Bean tomorrow at 9.30am on @BBCRadio4#scars#hurt
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‘When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.’
Arthur Conan Doyle, born #onthisday in 1859
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