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Synopsis

The William Burroughs Experiment: A conversation with A.J.Lees and Mike Zandi. Hanging out with the molecules. A guide to neurology, discovery, and the Parkinson's Disease. 11th April is World Parkinson's Day and the anniversary of James Parkinson's birth. It is also 200 years since he published his essay on the shaking palsy. Watch our film about world authority on PD Professor Andrew Lees, by award winning documentary maker Ben Crowe, in which Professor Lees calls for a more creative approach to research. The film puts a spotlight on William Gowers and the process of neurology. Gowers (1845-1915) was a key figure in establishing the National Hospital as the single most important institution in the field of epilepsy in the last three decades of the nineteenth century.

Main Cast

Andrew John Lees

Professor of Neurology

Age : 77 | Popularity : 0%

Michael Zandi

Neurologist

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William Gowers

Neurologist (archive footage)

Age : 70 | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Ben Crowe
Writing	Writer	Ben Crowe Andrew John Lees
Directing	Director	Ben Crowe
Department	Role	Name

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