Jon Ronson On... The Right Kind of Mental Illness (States of Mind)

11/09/2008

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Episode Synopsis

Jon Ronson looks at how we view mental illness in society, the media and politics. He talks to former Labour spin doctor and psychoanalyst Derek Draper about sociopathic behaviour in parliament. He interviews a former Norwegian Prime Minister who resigned publicly, announcing that he was depressed, and later went on to be re-elected.Plus an update on a story from the last series. Former MI5 officer David Shayler has announced that he is the Messiah.