now on bbc news, hardtalk‘s stephen sackur is at the hay literary festival to speak to forensic scientist

now on bbc news, hardtalk‘s stephen sackur is at the hay literary festival in wales to speak to forensic

now on bbc news, hardtalk‘s stephen sackur is at the hay literary festival to speak to forensic scientistue black. welcome to a special edition of hardtalk from the hay festival in wales. today i am joined by an audience to meet a specialist in death. for many of us, the hardest subject of all to think and talk about. yet for sue black it is the very business of her life. she is a professor of forensic anthropology whose ability to read the clues and stories in human remains has made her a world—renowned investigator. so what does she see when she looks death in the face? sue black, a very warm welcome to hardtalk. how is it that you have found yourself engaging with death in a way that so few of us can imagine? for many of us it is something we shy away from, something we find it difficult. and yet you confront it head—on. why do you think that is? i think it's because i don't confront it. it is not an adversary. it is somebody who walks with you your entire life. my grandmother came from a tiny village on the west coast called glenelg and she had, as a west coaster, one of those people