S3 E42: Ed Jackson on his road to recovery

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4.6 • 961 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

3 years after suffering a career ending neck injury, former Dragons 8 Ed Jackson talks to Gareth Rhys Owen on his recovery.

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0:00.0	Boxer turned bouncer Viv Graham was one of the northeast most notorious hard men.
0:06.5	It was huge, you were strong, we could take anybody out.
0:09.0	Not many men on earth could match Viv Graham.
0:11.6	But his life of violence led to his downfall.
0:15.0	Why did it happen?
0:16.0	Why did they do that?
0:17.3	How did Viv Graham build an empire?
0:19.8	It was the power, the presence, the aura. And who was he, really?
0:24.4	Gangster, the story of Viv Graham.
0:27.4	Listen first on BBC Sounds.
0:30.4	You're listening to BBC Sounds. Hello everyone is the Scramify Podcast I'm Garof Riesoan and these are well difficult
0:49.6	times we're all looking for inspiration some light at the end of the tunnel.
0:53.1	When will Rugby be played again?
0:54.3	That's the big question.
0:55.7	Who knows the answer?
0:56.8	But we have somebody who's faced an even greater challenge
1:00.2	and got through it and is a man who can provide that glimmer for us all today.
1:05.6	And Ed Jackson joins me, Ed, former Dragons, number eight,
1:10.4	pleasure. Thanks for joining us.
1:12.4	My pleasure.
1:13.0	No pressure then.
1:14.0	I've got to give a glimmer of hope to everyone out of I.
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