Something from the Cellar: Doctors
White Wine Question Time
Stak
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 31 October 2023
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
On today’s dive through the WWQT cellar, we’re taking a look back at previous medical maestros who have graced the show, with hilarious tales and poignant reminders aplenty.
Author and comedian Adam Kay talks about the realities of working in the NHS and how much support it truly needs, while doctor turned comedian Paul Sinha reflects on how his drastic career change came to be. We also hear from the celebrated Dr Alex George, who speaks about how important it is to be fearless and take the road less travelled.
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| 0:00.0 | Are you an absolutely huge fomter or a zoom-in or perhaps you're an arm stretched out like a zombie |
| 0:06.3 | when holding a newspaper or a holds a book so close you might as well be kissing it. |
| 0:11.6 | Er, at SpexAvers, we get it. You don't want to admit it's time to become a glasses wearer. |
| 0:18.0 | That's okay. We're ready to see you whenever you're ready to see properly. |
| 0:22.3 | Book an iTest at spexavers.co.uk so you can see clearer. Er, okay, we'll stop with the |
| 0:29.1 | years now. Hello and welcome to another episode of something from the |
| 0:37.7 | seller. A chance for us to revisit some of our vintage conversations that reside in the |
| 0:42.6 | white wine question time seller with almost 300 episodes in our back catalog to choose from. |
| 0:48.1 | And in this episode, we're going back to talk with three guests who've had glittering |
| 0:52.8 | careers in show business but also share one common theme. They all happen to be qualified |
| 0:58.8 | first up is one of Britain's most loved TV medics. Dr Alex George, former A&E doctor, |
| 1:04.8 | former love island contestant and author and the UK's youth and mental health ambassador |
| 1:09.8 | as of 2021. Dr Alex has many hats and he wears them well from spreading awareness of mental |
| 1:16.1 | health from platforms like only fans to asking for a meeting with the Prime Minister and insisting |
| 1:21.8 | that he does more to advocate for mental wellbeing. Dr Alex reminds us you've got nothing to |
| 1:27.0 | lose and everything to gain from being fearless and taking the road less traveled. |
| 1:36.8 | I launched the campaign on the second of January with a post on Instagram and literally I think |
| 1:41.9 | 10 days later at number 10 down in street call and maybe we're like let's have a meeting and |
| 1:46.4 | then the current meetings and this kind of stuff and obviously we never expect to go to number 10 |
| 1:51.0 | and be like right you know you're going to be in this role we want you to come and work with the |
| 1:55.6 | you know charity sector work with the NHS sector work with the government sector and education |
| 1:59.5 | and look at what we can improve you just don't think that's ever going to happen do you it's |
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