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Therapists

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore how therapists have been portrayed on screen throughout cinema and television history.

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore how therapists have been portrayed on screen throughout cinema and television history.

Mark speaks to actor and writer Brett Goldstein about his Emmy nominated TV show, Shrinking.

Ellen speaks to Dr Orna Guralnik from the TV show Couples Therapy about what it's like conducting real therapy sessions on screen and what film and TV gets wrong about its depiction of therapy.

Produced by Freya Hellier
A Prospect Street production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4

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42 minutes

On radio

Fri 10 Jan 2025 19:15

Broadcasts

  • Fri 10 Jan 2025 19:15
  • Tue 14 Jan 2025 11:00

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