Tuned into Radio 4 this morning and heard someone interviewing
Juliane Diller/Koepcke, who has an incredibly hypnotic voice.
JD/K: When the plane exploded I fell two miles straight down, but the strong updraughts from the rainforest helped to save me. I feel a special connection to that environment...
Radio: *HARRUMPH*
Cheryl: *Jumps out of skin*
J D/K: At first I didn’t realise I was the only one alive. I assumed there must be more survivors. It took me a long time to realise my mother must be dead...
Radio: *HARRUMPH* *HARRUMPH*
Cheryl: Oh, there are two men with sinus problems in the studio. How odd.
J D/K: I had years of counselling, but until I went back to the crash site 27 years later I had never truly come to terms with everything that happened...
Radio: *HARRUMPH* *HARRUMPH* *HARRUMPH*
Turned out there were two other authors there with books to promote, and they felt Juliane’s section was taking too long. They’d decided to let the presenter know.