Item IOP/PP3/2/10 - DVD, 2005, Sir Aubrey Lewis interviews Dr C P Blacker, 1970

DVD, Sir Aubrey Lewis interviews Dr C P Blacker, 1970. Interview with Dr C[arlos] P[aton] 'Pip' Blacker on subjects including the development of his interest in psychiatry; details of a dispute with Edward Mapother; his friendship with Edward Mapother and their shared interest in boxing; his early career at the Maudsley Hospital, Guy's Hospital and Maida Vale Hospital, and joining the army in World War Two; his role in the wartime Neuroses Survey; his return to the Maudsley after leaving the army; his professional roles with the Board of Control and the Ministry of Health, his memories of the Maudsley and old colleagues in the 1920s; methods of research and data analysis; his interest in the links between mental health, fertility and familial influence; his opinion of other areas of psychiatry. Poor sound and visual quality. 35 mins.