Raymond Murphy: Learning English is not that dangerous or dramatic. He talks about a documentary film telling the true story of Joe Simpson, Simon Yates and Richard Hawking. It was directed by Kevin McDonald, who also directed films like The Last King of Scotland and Marley. You should be aware that I'm going to do spoilers for this film in this episode.
A film club episode about the award-winning documentary film "Touching the Void" about a mountain climbing expedition which goes wrong. It's an amazing true story and there are lots of things to learn from it, including lessons about motivation and attitude towards any challenge. The film is available on Netflix and DVD. Check it out and use this episode to help you understand it all.
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