Robert Mc Crum My Year Off

Afternoon Play: My Year Off Thu 20th Nov 2008, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM By Robert McCrum.   At the age of 42, the chief editor of Faber and Faber, Robert McCrum, suffered a devastating stroke. This is a searingly honest account of his experience that includes extracts from his diary and that of his wife, Sarah. Producer Karen Rose Robert:….Alex Jennings Sarah:…..Madeleine Potter Doctor:…..Richard Laing Dentist:….Richard Laing Paramedic:….Rachel Atkins Speech therapist:….Rachel Atkins His book seeks to detail the experience of the stroke itself, his deficits afterwards, who he was before, and the long, arduous recovery—if not of his former self.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.