20: Paul Unwin: Survivor’s Guilt, Casualty & Living Without Regret

07/05/2024 1h 29min Episodio 20
20: Paul Unwin: Survivor’s Guilt, Casualty & Living Without Regret

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Episode Synopsis

Writer, director, and Casualty co-creator Paul Unwin has spent his career telling other people’s stories, but this time, he’s sharing his own. He opens up about the trauma that shaped him at 19, the therapy that helped him heal, and why he refuses to let fear or regret define his life. His ethos is "Don't live with regret, don't live with fear".

From working with Arthur Miller to running the Bristol Old Vic, Paul has done it all. He discusses his latest West End play, The Enfield Haunting, and his powerful new work, The Promise, about the birth of the NHS. But beyond the stage and screen, he reflects on grief, EMDR therapy, his love for drumming and Steely Dan, and the one best friend who has never let him down—his dog (but don’t call it a pet).

A compelling, moving, and unexpectedly funny conversation about life, loss, and why looking back is never the answer.



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