We Need to Talk About Death – BBC2

By Mandy Cooper
( What's on TV )
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Horizon: We Need to Talk About Death
(Image credit: BBC/Toby Macdonald)

Dr Kevin Fong tackles questions surrounding morality and death that face not just the medical profession, but each and every one of us

Dr Kevin Fong tackles questions surrounding morality and death that face not just the medical profession, but each and every one of us

Despite some of the best treatments available, our lives don’t always end the way we want them to.

In this thought-provoking Horizon edition, Dr Kevin Fong (above) thinks it’s time to look at the way we die and asks if medicine always improves people’s final days.

Horizon: We Need to Talk About Death

Sheila Rickard is featured in the programme

He meets inspirational patients and medical staff facing this dilemma.

TV Times rating: ****

Mandy Cooper
Mandy Cooper
TV Times Highlights Editor

As TV Times Highlights Editor I get to hear about all the latest TV shows coming soon. Here at TVT HQ we are in the privileged position of selecting the best programmes from across all the channels and streaming platforms. Our mission is to make it easier for our readers to decide what to watch - and give them lots of choice of genres - all the latest shows, plus some nostalgic choices we call hidden gems, too. My career began with a postgraduate degree in periodical journalism (ahem, yes old school!) in 1991 and I’ve worked in TV media since 2000.