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The Mirror has been talking to the biggest names for more than 100 years - now you can hear more from them than ever by listening in on our feature length face to face interviews. From TV stars, celebrities and comedians to politicians, sports stars and people who have had fame thrust upon them, we help you discover the person behind the headlines in their own words. Tell us who you'd like to hear from when you leave a review, subscribe to make sure you catch all the best chats and don't forget to follow @DailyMirror on Twitter and Facebook to find out what they do next.
Real life: Clifford Thompson talks life as a firefighter, the moment that changed things and surviving PTSD
The Interview
39 minutes
8 years ago
Real life: Clifford Thompson talks life as a firefighter, the moment that changed things and surviving PTSD
When East End lad Clifford Thompson joined the London Fire Brigade at 19 he was quickly hooked on the danger.“Firefighters crave the next callout - the action and drama,” he explains. “No one claims to be a hero but you learn to play that role and love being in the grip of a crisis. It’s an addiction, to the gruesome and the bizarre, fuelled by adrenaline."But in 1991 Cliff's world fell apart when a three year old boy died before his eyes.Guilt, anger and bottled-up horrors sent him spiralling into depression. Diagnosed with PTSD he left the fire service and became a writer and BBC journalist. And he's now written a searingly-honest memoir called Falling Through Fire.In the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy Cliff, 50, spoke to Rachael Bletchly the Daily Mirror's Chief Writer, about his own experiences and the pressures faced by our 999 heroes. Please leave a review and let us know who you'd like to hear in The Interview in future. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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The Interview
The Mirror has been talking to the biggest names for more than 100 years - now you can hear more from them than ever by listening in on our feature length face to face interviews. From TV stars, celebrities and comedians to politicians, sports stars and people who have had fame thrust upon them, we help you discover the person behind the headlines in their own words. Tell us who you'd like to hear from when you leave a review, subscribe to make sure you catch all the best chats and don't forget to follow @DailyMirror on Twitter and Facebook to find out what they do next.
