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Adam Kay is a writer whose memoir This is Going to Hurt; Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor won the Book of the Year prize at the National Book Awards and has sold over three million copies. It was adapted for television as a BBC series that won four BAFTAs this year, including Adam\\u2019s award for best drama writer.

Adam was born in Brighton in 1980 and studied medicine at Imperial College London. In 2004 he started working as a junior doctor, specialising in obstetrics and gynaecology. In 2010 he left medicine following a catastrophic incident in surgery.

He had kept a diary throughout his medical career, partly to help cope with the long shifts and stressful environment that came with life as a hospital doctor. In 2016 Adam read from his diaries for a show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the positive reception he received from audiences encouraged him to use them as the basis for a memoir. The book became a publishing sensation, and Adam has published further books and enjoyed considerable success with his live performances.

Adam lives in Oxfordshire with his husband James.

DISC ONE: Chopsticks - Liberace\\nDISC TWO: Mis-shapes - Pulp \\nDISC THREE: Chopin: Waltz No. 14 in E Minor, Op. posth. (no intro) Composed by Fr\\xe9d\\xe9ric Chopin and performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy \\nDISC FOUR: Sit Down, You\\u2019re Rockin\\u2019 the Boat - Stubby Kaye, Original Cast Chorus (from Guys and Dolls) \\nDISC FIVE: Forgot About Dre - Dr Dre & Eminem \\nDISC SIX: Poisoning Pigeons - Tom Lehrer \\nDISC SEVEN: A Lady of a Certain Age - The Divine Comedy \\nDISC EIGHT: San Diego Serenade - Tom Waits

BOOK CHOICE: York Notes for the Complete Works of Shakespeare\\nLUXURY ITEM: A diary and pen \\nCASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: San Diego Serenade - Tom Waits

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