Kathryn Mcdonald
Biographic Data
| ID | 4495302 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathryn Mcdonald |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathryn |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcdonald |
| SIGNATURE | MCDONALD K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bournemouth University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6321-9323 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
‘Shrink to the Stars’
In the Psychiatrist’s Chair (BBC Radio 4, 1982–2001) featured extended interviews presented by psychiatrist Antony Clare, in which public figures were invited to reflect on their emotional lives. This article argues that the programme functioned as a hybrid broadcast form, combining elements of therapeutic encounter with the conventions of public service interviewing. Drawing on archived episodes, it examines how format, interviewing style and in…
Listening to women’s personal stories about suicide
The experience of pregnancy and motherhood is complex and changeable, marked by feelings of fulfilment, growth, and joy, but also depression, stress, anxiety, increased conflict, and regret. Yet the chaotic realities of motherhood remain taboo subjects, rarely discussed, in society and across the media. This paper shows how discussion forums can work as powerful outlets to capture the meaningful expression of viewpoints that mothers may not feel …
Bloomsbury Handbook of Radio
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Radio presents exciting new research on radio and audio, including broadcasting and podcasting. Since the birth of radio studies as a distinct subject in the 1990s, it has matured into a second wave of inquiry and scholarship. As broadcast radio has partly given way to podcasting and as community initiatives have pioneered more diverse and innovative approaches so scholars have embarked on new areas of inquiry. Divided …
Scripting the radio interview
Desert Island Discs reveals much about the BBC’s early approach to the radio interview. The radio programme calls for its audience, the host and a ‘castaway’ to engage in a fantasy where guests are invited to preselect musical records to accompany them on a fictional desert island. This concept acts as a vehicle in which the host asks questions or makes statements about the significance of these records, in order to unearth the private motivation…
Performance Measures in Neurosurgical Patient Care
BACKGROUND: Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) are administratively coded identifiers of potentially preventable adverse events. These indicators are used for multiple purposes, including benchmarking and quality improvement efforts. Baseline PSI evaluation in high-risk surgeries is fundamental to both purposes. OBJECTIVE: Determine PSI rates and their impact on other outcomes in patients undergoing cranial neurosurgery compared with other surgerie…
Scripting the radio interview
Desert Island Discs reveals much about the BBC’s early approach to the radio interview. The radio programme calls for its audience, the host and a ‘castaway’ to engage in a fantasy where guests are invited to preselect musical records to accompany them on a fictional desert island. This concept acts as a vehicle in which the host asks questions or makes statements about the significance of these records, in order to unearth the private motivation…
Performance Measures in Neurosurgical Patient Care
BACKGROUND: Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) are administratively coded identifiers of potentially preventable adverse events. These indicators are used for multiple purposes, including benchmarking and quality improvement efforts. Baseline PSI evaluation in high-risk surgeries is fundamental to both purposes. OBJECTIVE: Determine PSI rates and their impact on other outcomes in patients undergoing cranial neurosurgery compared with other surgerie…
Scripting the radio interview
Desert Island Discs reveals much about the BBC’s early approach to the radio interview. The radio programme calls for its audience, the host and a ‘castaway’ to engage in a fantasy where guests are invited to preselect musical records to accompany them on a fictional desert island. This concept acts as a vehicle in which the host asks questions or makes statements about the significance of these records, in order to unearth the private motivation…
Bloomsbury Handbook of Radio
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Radio presents exciting new research on radio and audio, including broadcasting and podcasting. Since the birth of radio studies as a distinct subject in the 1990s, it has matured into a second wave of inquiry and scholarship. As broadcast radio has partly given way to podcasting and as community initiatives have pioneered more diverse and innovative approaches so scholars have embarked on new areas of inquiry. Divided …
Listening to women’s personal stories about suicide
The experience of pregnancy and motherhood is complex and changeable, marked by feelings of fulfilment, growth, and joy, but also depression, stress, anxiety, increased conflict, and regret. Yet the chaotic realities of motherhood remain taboo subjects, rarely discussed, in society and across the media. This paper shows how discussion forums can work as powerful outlets to capture the meaningful expression of viewpoints that mothers may not feel …
‘Shrink to the Stars’
In the Psychiatrist’s Chair (BBC Radio 4, 1982–2001) featured extended interviews presented by psychiatrist Antony Clare, in which public figures were invited to reflect on their emotional lives. This article argues that the programme functioned as a hybrid broadcast form, combining elements of therapeutic encounter with the conventions of public service interviewing. Drawing on archived episodes, it examines how format, interviewing style and in…
Media studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Radio broadcasting (2 works) · Active listening (1 works) · Adverse effect (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Astronomy (1 works) · Benchmarking (1 works) · Broadcast journalism (1 works)