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An investigation into power, corruption and the human brain
About the author
Hana Walker-Brown is a multi-award-winning audio documentary maker, writer and the Creative Director for Broccoli Productions, a London based podcast production company founded in direct response to the lack of opportunities for minority talent both in front of and behind the mic. In 2019, Hana Walker-Brown created the Audible original, The Beautiful Brain, a multi-award-winning podcast docuseries about West Bromwich Albion hero Jeff Astle and CTE.
Hana is a fearless and passionate advocate of multi-media storytelling and has covered an exceptional range of stories, taking the big world stuff and making it human. She is a guest lecturer at Goldsmiths College, University of London and has given talks and masterclasses around the world about her work and creative processes.
Hana has created work for Audible, the BBC, the Guardian, National Geographic, Spotify and Warner Brothers among many others.
Summary
An investigation into power, sport and the human brain
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An investigation into power, sport and the human brain
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A powerful debut.
A delicate game is on its surface an urgently needed exposé on one of the most lethal and horrifyingly well-kept secrets of contact sport. An eye-opening mix of neuroscience, politics, and facts and figures that show the real dangers of even the most seemingly minor head injury and what happens when there are people with power and a vested interest in keeping these dangers quiet.
At its heart however it is so much more. A book about people, relationships, memories and love, and the devastation left behind when we lose any of those things. An intimate, lovingly crafted collection of interviews woven together to give us an insight into the lived experience of people personally affected by CTE, and to ensure these personal stories are heard.
Hana Walker-Brown is an incredible talent, deftly shifting between storyteller, science communicator, and political commentator. Prepare to be informed, devastated, and to find yourself raring to join in the campaign to make sure head trauma is understood and prevented at all costs."
