S3 George Robinson: ‘Life is still fulfilling, and as fulfilling as it was’

How Do You Cope? …with Elis and John

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Personal Journals, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 22 March 2022

⏱️ 76 minutes

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This week Elis and John are joined by actor George Robinson to discuss the accident that led to his sudden paralysis, and how he approached starring in the series ‘Sex Education’. Details of organisations that can provide help and support on some of the issues raised in this episode or the rest of the series are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline.

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0:00.0	BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:04.7	BBC Five Live.
0:06.6	How do you cope with Ellis James and John Robbins?
0:11.5	Hello, everyone, and welcome to episode four
0:14.4	of this third series of How do you cope.
0:16.9	And today we're talking to actor George Robinson
0:20.3	about the accident that led to his paralysis
0:22.8	and also about starring in the TV show Sex Education
0:26.9	and the importance of depictions of disability on TV.
0:31.9	And we do hope you enjoy the conversation.
0:34.4	He was quite a remarkably positive person.
0:37.8	Oh, yes.
0:39.0	To the extent where you're sort of,
0:41.4	like when you've got your questions lined up,
0:43.0	when someone is that has that positive frame of mind,
0:47.8	you're thinking, well, I can't ask that.
0:49.1	I can't ask that because he seems to be dealing with this.
0:51.5	Yeah.
0:52.3	So in a way, I would not be able to.
0:54.7	Yeah.
0:55.4	Looking at the questions and you're thinking, well,
0:57.8	questions 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, he's just going to answer,
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