- Talks Programme
- Saturday 23 November
- Denise Mina 10:30
- Gavin Francis 12:00
- Melanie Reid 14:00
- Ambrose Parry 15:30
- Helena Kennedy 19:30
- Sunday 24th November
- David Pratt 10:45
- Stuart Cosgrove 12:15
- Philip Long 14:15
- Tom Devine 15:45
TAKING THE PULSE OF HUMANITY
Gavin Francis is a GP and writer who combines an Edinburgh practice with award winning non fiction books. His Adventures in Human Being was a Radio 4 book of the week and he had huge success on both sides of the Atlantic with Shapeshifters, A Journey Through the Changing Human Body. He has travelled all seven continents including an epic motor bike trip from Scotland to New Zealand and has written two books on exploring Arctic Europe and Antarctica.
Chaired by Rosemary Burnett.