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b'General content note for the series: death, dementia, old age, mental health issues\\n\\nIt\\u2019s important to keep in mind that the story of my relationship with my dad is only one part of his life. It\\u2019s only one of the ways he has been a father: the context of my childhood has been very different from the context of my siblings\\u2019 childhoods. While he was retired for most of my life, for the rest of my siblings, he was someone who went out to work.\\xa0\\n\\nThis episode is about friendship, parenting, love and care.\\n\\nArtwork by my brother Tony Pickering:\\xa0http://www.pick-art.co.uk/\\n\\nThe BPA Fund has a survey that I\\u2019d really appreciate you filling in if you have a few moments. You can find it here: http://podcastviews.com\\n\\nFor some extra incentive if you fill it in you can be entered into a draw for a \\xa350 Amazon voucher. For the purposes of this survey \\u201cGetting Better Acquainted\\u201d counts as "Down to a sunless sea" whether you are listening to it via the GBA feed or not.'