Adam Kay (2018 Event)
Working a 97 hour week doesn’t sound much fun for anyone, but when we’re talking about an NHS doctor, such a schedule could become a matter of life and death. In This is Going to Hurt, comedian and ex-junior doctor Adam Kay reflects on the often horrific conditions he was working under and what finally happened to make him hang up the white coat. He discusses the book with chairperson Lee Randall in this event recorded live at the 2018 Edinburgh International Book Festival.
Loading the player... if your browser supports audio and video it
should appear in a few moments.
Book Festival News
Our response to today's statement from Fossil Free BooksWednesday 15 May
Listen to more
Susan Greenfield with Kirsty Wark (2013 event)
Kristen Iversen (2013 event)
Michèle Roberts & Helen Simpson (2010 event)
Lola Olufemi & Minna Salami: Critical Reflections on Feminism (2020 Event)
James Kelman (2016 Event)
Ben Mezrich (2011 Event)
Andrew O'Hagan: Heydays in the Haçienda (2020 Event)
Ian Rankin (2017 Event)
Ewan Morrison and Alan Bissett
John Byrne (2011 event)