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The rise and fall of a medical mesmerist

Uncover the fascinating story of the doctor who popularised hypnotism as a medical technique, and could name Dickens among his famous friends.

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In the tracks of Derek Jarman’s tears

Researcher E K Myerson shares her moving encounters with the personal papers of artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman.

  • Podcast

Tranquillity

Moya Lothian-McLean asks: when was the last time you felt utterly tranquil?

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Ways appear

While his sense of body shame meant the personal side of his life was unfulfilled, Chris’s career was rewarding. His own childhood experiences gave him profound empathy for the children he worked with.

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  • Plan of the Lock Hospital, Southwark from the original plans in the Archives of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, to whom the copyright belongs.
  • St. Bartholomew's Hospital.
  • St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London
  • Waiting Room, St. Bartholomew's Hospital.
  • St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Mediaeval Period.
  • St. Bartholomew's Hospital and Christ Hospital, a plan.
  • St Bartholomew's Hospital: X-ray treatment.
  • An operation at St. Bartholomew's Hospital 1910
  • St Bartholomew's Hospital, London: the courtyard. Engraving.
  • St Bartholomew's Hospital, Operating theatre with nurses.
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