Library of Conversations
“…we have lost the familiarity we once had with that process, and we have lost the vocabulary and etiquette that served us so well in past times, when death was acknowledged to be inevitable.”
— Katherine Mannix
Interview with Justin Webb
Part of Life was delighted to sit down with celebrated BBC journalist, Radio 4 Today programme presenter and author, Justin Webb. 10 years after the death of his beloved mother, Justin shares his thoughts on grief, hospice care and the importance of talking about death and loss.
Interview with Jess Sheridan
19 year-old Jess’s Mum died in May 2021. In this honest and disarming interview Jess shares her experience of death, grief and bereavement and its catastrophic impact on her academic career and personal life.
Interview with Sir Al Aynsley-Green
From losing his father aged ten, to his time as England’s first Children’s Commissioner, the plight of hidden mourners and the role religions could play in destigmatising death - Sir Al Aynsley Green makes a passionate plea for change.
Interview with Beth Nielsen Chapman
A candid interview with Beth Nielsen Chapman on her personal journey through loss, grief and illness and the power of music to heal.