Episode 71. The Stockton and Darlington Railway: “The Quaker Line”
Dr Simon Machin in conversation with two Friends of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, Caroline Hardie and Professor Alan Townsend about the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway on 27th September 1825, its Quaker origins and the planned Bicentenary celebrations.
Episode 61. The Quakers and their Chocolate
Dr Simon Machin in conversation with Professor Ben Pink Dandelion, about the religious sensibility of the British Quakers, their innovative but generous business mindset, and the Fry, Cadbury and Rowntree chocolate makers.
Episode 60. Cicely Saunders and the Modern Hospice Movement
Dr Simon Machin in conversation with the distinguished sociologist of palliative care, Professor David Clark, about the founder of the modern hospice movement, Cicely Saunders.
Episode 58. Carl Jung: Psychotherapist, Pioneer, Healer
Dr Simon Machin in conversation with the Revd Earl Collins about the life and pioneering career of Carl Jung, the Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist and psychologist.
Episode 57. Andy Harrison: Riding Lights and One-Man Plays
Dr Simon Machin in conversation with the actor Andy Harrison about his career, Riding Lights, and his partnership with playwright Murray Watts in a series of one-man plays about Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday and Henri Nouwen.
Episode 37. Norman Heatley and Penicillin
Dr Simon Machin in conversation with General Practitioner Dr Jonathan Heatley about the enormous contribution to the development of penicillin that was made by his father, Norman Heatley.