Episode 16: Waves

General content note for the series: death, dementia, old age, mental health issues

Additional content note: euthanasia/suicide

The narration in this episode is based around this medium piece.

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But no matter what he forgets, it can’t take away the love we have shared, that existed, and will always have existed, even when he has forgotten it; even when he is no longer alive to remember it; even when I have forgotten it; even when I am no longer alive to remember it. It happened. And that has to be enough.

This episode is about movement, memory, change, time, distance, tears, connection, therapy, sadness, love, grief and everything else that can come in waves.

My dad on filming Paul Robeson

Some of the waves in this episode came from a recording originally made by Martin Austwick for this episode of Field Recordings.

Artwork by my brother Tony Pickering: http://www.pick-art.co.uk/