Justin Webb on The Gift of a Radio

Justin Webb is the longest serving presenter of BBC Radio 4’s flagship news and current affairs programme ‘Today.’ In THE GIFT OF A RADIO, he describes coming of age in the 1970s, his troubled home life and his experiences at a Quaker boarding school overseen by gun-wielding masters. With its tumultuous backdrop of strikes and IRA bombings, his candid and moving memoir probes familial and national dysfunction, at a time when attitudes to mental illness and masculinty were worlds away from our ideas today. 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories