Psychiatrist in the Chair: Peeling back the many layers of a singular man
A new biography of the brilliant Anthony Clare does justice to his extraordinary life and work
BIOGRAPHY
Psychiatrist in the Chair: The Official Biography of Anthony Clare
By Brendan Kelly and Muiris Houston
Merrion Press, €22.95
I doubt if John Giles was ever among the guests who disclosed their innermost thoughts in the famous interview series In the Psychiatrist’s Chair, which Professor Anthony Clare conducted for many years on BBC Radio 4.
The Gonzaga schoolboy, who first earned plaudits when winning the coveted Observer Mace debating trophy as a brilliant student ...