Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20200921 | As a specialist in palliative medicine, Dr Rachel Clarke strives to forge human connections at times of crisis. Her tender and uplifting memoir reveals how love and kindness can be found in the darkest places.
Dr Clarke remembers key inspirations that led her to study medicine and suggested her future specialism - her physician father, and a shared moment in television history.
Abridged by Anna Magnusson
A thoughtful and uplifting meditation on mortality and end-of-life care. Dear Life: A Doctor's Story of Love and Loss by Rachel Clarke. |
| 02 | 20200922 | As a specialist in palliative medicine, Dr Rachel Clarke strives to forge human connections at times of crisis. Her tender and uplifting memoir reveals how love and kindness can be found in the darkest of places.
Dr Clarke considers how medical school, along with society's reticence when talking about dying, can leave young doctors ill prepared for dealing with death.
Abridged by Anna Magnusson
A thoughtful and uplifting meditation on mortality and end-of-life care by Rachel Clarke. Dear Life: A Doctor's Story of Love and Loss by Rachel Clarke. |
| 03 | 20200923 | As a specialist in palliative medicine, Dr Rachel Clarke strives to forge human connections at times of crisis. Her tender and uplifting memoir reveals how love and kindness can be found in the darkest of places.
Beginning the next stage of her medical career in the hospice, Dr Clarke finds an unexpected freedom - and humour - amongst the terminally ill.
Abridged by Anna Magnusson
A thoughtful and uplifting meditation on mortality and end-of-life care by Rachel Clarke. Dear Life: A Doctor's Story of Love and Loss by Rachel Clarke. |
| 04 | 20200924 | As a specialist in palliative medicine, Dr Rachel Clarke strives to forge human connections at times of crisis. Her tender and uplifting memoir reveals how love and kindness can be found in the darkest of places.
As she thrives in the compassionate surroundings of the hospice, Dr Clarke is about to hear of a diagnosis that will test everything she's learned about dying well.
Abridged by Anna Magnusson
A thoughtful and uplifting meditation on mortality and end-of-life care by Rachel Clarke. Dear Life: A Doctor's Story of Love and Loss by Rachel Clarke. |
| 05 | 20200925 | As a specialist in palliative medicine, Dr Rachel Clarke strives to forge human connections at times of crisis. Her tender and uplifting memoir reveals how love and kindness can be found in the darkest of places.
After her father is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Dr Clarke finds strength, kindness and joy in human connection even as she faces a sorrow too large to grasp.
Abridged by Anna Magnusson
A thoughtful and uplifting meditation on mortality and end-of-life care by Rachel Clarke. Dear Life: A Doctor's Story of Love and Loss by Rachel Clarke. |