Dr Gwen Adshead

Desert Island Discs: Archive 2005-2011 by BBC

Jul 11, 201038:03Society & Culture

Kirsty Young's castaway is the forensic psychotherapist Dr Gwen Adshead. A consultant at Broadmoor Hospital, it is her job to try to understand the behaviour of some of the most vilified people in our society. The Victor...

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