Desert Island Discs - David Nott

[Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g]

Wow. I've heard him being interviewed on PM. He is a British surgeon who spends time every year volunteering in hospitals in war zones. What an amazing human being he is. Not to be missed. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07djzyq

[Starslubs]

Yes, he's a nice doctor.

[cruikshank]

Amazing guy. He talked very calmly about the incredibly difficult decisions he had to make in such a matter of fact manner. I was a bit [shocked] when he relayed the story about drilling on the wrong side of that guy's head though!

[theDudesmummy]

What a wonderful interview. What an inspiring man. Just brilliant and restores your faith in humanity!

[BoreOfWhabylon]

It was just brilliant, wasn't it?

[Iwantacampervan]

An excellent episode - emotional and a truly amazing man.

[MrsArthurShappey]

Such a moving interview! What a lovely and amazing man.

[UnderTheGreenwoodTree]

Incredible, wasn't it. I was in tears, so moving.

He's a truly amazing man. I googled him after listening - they called him the Indiana Jones of Surgery which is really cool, I'm really quite smitten.

[Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g]

They played that bit about him feeding the corgis with the Queen on PM. That reflects well on HMQ, I thought.

[BestIsWest]

Such a moving programme. I was in tears when he explained why he'd chosen the Coldplay song. Amazing man.

[ChoclolateOrange]

I think this is possibly the best Desert Island Discs I've ever heard. I listened to it on podcast twice! Brilliant.

[TooMuchCoffeeMakesMeZoom]

I had misty glasses several times.

[whoseafraidofnaomiwolf]

Ooh me too 'coffee, when he was talking about the little 7yr old girl he made the decision to stay with, and when he was talking about his Ellie. What a lovely, amazing but, humble man. DH and I were in the car and we were both 'had bad hay fever'. Plus I love that Coldplay song - esp the NHS choir version of it (which he didn't play but I love it more). A wonderful Desert Island Discs.

[Hassled]

I had something in my eye a few times - it was incredibly moving. He obviously found it all so hard to talk about - Kirsty was as lovely as ever.

[Haffdonga]

And excellent taste in music

[skorpion]

Just listening to it on iPlayer and crying into my glass. What a gem of a man.

[UnderTheGreenwoodTree]

I made DH listen to it when he got back from work - it was both harrowing and inspirational, Even he shed a tear. The 7yr old girl was particularly moving - I just can't imagine having to make that sort of decision. He really does have nine lives.

[UnderTheGreenwoodTree]

This is his charitable foundation

Well worth a donation.

[bakeoffcake]

Wonderful man, I too shed several tears.
What with this and "The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away" radio 4 has had me crying all week!

[BitOutOfPractice]

I also listened last Sunday and was also incredibly moved. When he told the story tab out deciding to remain operating on a 6yo Palestinian girl even though the hospital was about to be blown up, I completely lost it.

[BitOutOfPractice]

Isn't DID just a wonderful programme? So often it throws up gems like this with people I'd never heard of. Or it brings something new and extraordinary out of people I've heard a thousand times before, like Tom Hanks a couple of weeks back.

Thank god for bbc radio. Please don't let this government dismantle it.

[kitchenunit]

Thanks for the thread, I'll definitely have a listen to this!

For DID fans, can I recommend the Kenneth Williams episode from the archive? My cheeks hurt by the end of it....

[franke]

I just listened to this and feel quite choked up. He's so deeply affected by his experiences, but carries on. Amazing. Lovely story about the Queen as well - this was picked up by the German media which is how I heard about the programme.

[BitOutOfPractice]

Frankenstein every week is worth a listen

[franke]

Bitoutofpractice, do you mean me? Predictive text . But I feel a name change coming on... Yes, I used to listen every week but haven't for a long time. I'd dorgotten how good DID can be.

[BoreOfWhabylon]

I agree BOOP, all sorts of gems and fascinating people I'd never previously heard of on DID (although I did know of David Nott).

Sunday morning is my time for 'me' maintenance - I do my mani, pedi, eyebrows, lip wax etc while listening to The Archers Omnibus, followed by DID - heaven

Haven't listened to any from the archive so far though, might do that but I didn't like the style Kirsty Young's predecessor.

And yy to thank god for BBC radio.