Series 4

August 27, 2021. Series 4. Episode 32

Dr Richard Shepherd on a career immersed in crisis, his unravelling and why Brits are so bad at death

Dr Richard Shepherd (Dick) is an Expert Forensic Pathologist who has conducted over 20,000 post-mortems throughout his illustrious career.  Many of these have be...
August 20, 2021. Series 4. Episode 31

SHORTCUTS – 15 minutes with author Henry Scowcroft

Henry Scowcroft is an award-winning science writer for Cancer Research UK.  In 2016, his girlfriend of six years, Zarah Harrison was diagnosed with an aggressive...
August 6, 2021. Series 4. Episode 30

Nimco Ali on the brutality of FGM, intimidation and Girl Power

Our guest this week is Nimco Ali OBE.  A leading survivor activist, author and political strategist.  Born and raised in Manchester, at the age of six whilst on...
July 27, 2021. Series 4. Episode 29

SHORTCUTS – 15 minutes with former NFL player, Anthony Trucks

For our second Shortcuts episode, we are joined this week by former NFL athlete, Anthony Trucks.  Anthony had an incredibly difficult start in life, given up by ...
July 20, 2021. Series 4. Episode 28

Sebastian Coe on Olympic crises, integrity and a sense of the absurd

Today’s guest is Lord Sebastian Coe.  Double Olympic Gold Medal winner, politician and driving force of the brilliant 2012 London Olympics. Seb’s career has ...
July 9, 2021. Series 4. Episode 27

SHORTCUTS – 15 minutes with Squeeze’s Chris Difford

Chris Difford is a lyricist and co-founding member of 70’s & 80’s new wave pop band Squeeze.  With classic hits such as Tempted, Up The Junction, Labelle...
July 2, 2021. Series 4. Episode 26

Lorraine Pascale on rejection, the pity pool and making the mess your message

Scouted at the age of just 16 – Lorraine Pascale was the first black model to appear on the cover of US Elle magazine. She featured in the 1998 Sports Illustrat...
June 25, 2021. Series 4. Episode 25

Nick Bailey on being poisoned, losing everything and finding peace

Former Detective Nick Bailey’s life changed forever with the simple opening of a door.  In March 2018, whilst searching the property of Sergei and Yulia Skripa...
June 18, 2021. Series 4. Episode 24

Nick Allott OBE on bringing theatre back to life, grief and the art of recovery.

Nick Allott OBE is one of Britain’s most successful theatre executives.  For over 40 years he’s been at the forefront of some of the biggest West End and Bro...
June 14, 2021. Series 4. Episode none

Series Four Trailer

In this fourth series of Crisis What Crisis, host Andy Coulson will be joined by an array of brilliant guests, all with extraordinary stories of crisis to share. ...