John Offord
speaker
127 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 3d ago
John Offord’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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All day, Dali has been talking about time, what we do with it, what we waste, what happens when we realize it isn't guaranteed.
It's really thought-provoking.
I know when we chatted before, we've met in person today, you used the phrase, how do I want to leave this earth?
I wondered what do you mean by that?
And one final question for now at least.
If you could leave this earth having done one thing well, what would you want that thing to be?
For someone who has spent much of her life speaking to people in positions of power, Dahlia's idea of legacy is surprisingly personal.
It comes back to her children, her friends, her parents and the people she has helped through her work.
Cancer has made her more conscious of the fact that none of us know how much time we have.
But for Dahlia, that uncertainty isn't a reason to retreat from life.
It's a reason to pay close attention to it, to make the call, reconnect with a friend, and write the book and spend time with the people who matter.
You've been listening to the documentary from the BBC World Service.
The programme was presented and produced by me, John Offord.
The series editor is Rajiv Gupta.
It's a Monday morning in Johannesburg, South Africa.
I'm with Jane Codvington and we're heading to a place where a church founded by Jane meets a couple of times a month.
Jane was a Methodist pastor for years until she walked away from institutional religion to build her own church from scratch.
She called it We Are Church.
She says it's a community for those who haven't always felt at home in traditional church.
I'm John Offord and this is the documentary on the BBC World Service.
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