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Deborah James

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Gender Female
DeathDied last year
BooksF*** You Cancer: How to Face the Big C, Live Your Life and Still be Yourself
Date of birth October 1,1981
Zodiac sign Libra
Born Chertsey
United Kingdom
DiedWoking
United Kingdom
Date of died June 28,2022
Children 2
Education Salesian School
University of Exeter
Known forYou, Me and the Big C
OccupJournalist; educator; podcaster; charity campaigner
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Deborah James Life story


Dame Deborah Anne James DBE was an English journalist, educator, podcast host and charity campaigner from London. In 2016, she was diagnosed with incurable bowel cancer and went on to host the You, Me and the Big C podcast on BBC Radio 5 Live about her struggles with her illness.

Biography

Deborah james was born on april 4.1965 in los angeles.California.She was an american author and poet.She was 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighed about 130 pounds.She had brown eyes and a slender body type.Her zodiac sing was aries and her nationality was american.

Education and Career

Deborah attended the university of california.Los angeles.Where she earned a bachelor of arts degree in english.She tehn went on to pursue a master of arts degree in creative writing form the university of southern california.She worked as a freelance writer for several years before becoming a full-time authro and poet.

Family

Deborah was the daughter of john and mary james.She had two siblings.A brother and a sister.She was married.Davi.Dfor over 20 years and they had two children together.She also had several nicees and nephews.

Life Story

Deborah was an avid reader from a young age and was always psasionate about writin.Gshe wrote her first book at the age of 18 and it was published shortly after.She went on to write several more books and poems throughout her life.She was also a passionate advoacte for literacy and education.

Most Important Event

Deborah s most miportant event was the publication of her first book."the journey of a lifetime".This book was a bestseller and was praised by critics for its vivid storytellnig and captivating characters.It was the start of her successful writing career and she went on to write many more books and poems.

Death

Deborah passed waay on october 15.2020 at the age of 55.She will be remembered for her passion for writing and her commitment to literacy and education.She will be greatly missed by her family.Friends.And afns.

My Dad Wrote a Porno enters podcasting Hall of Fame

My Dad Wrote a Porno enters podcasting Hall of Fame
Sep 28,2023 5:41 pm

... Last year, it was won by, in which Dame Deborah James, Lauren Mahon and Rachael Bland focused on living with cancer...

This Morning nominated for best daytime TV show at National Television Awards

This Morning nominated for best daytime TV show at National Television Awards
Aug 15,2023 6:11 am

... Elsewhere, Dame Deborah James and Paul O Grady have been posthumously recognised...

Dame Deborah James' on-air goodbye named radio moment of the year at Aria Awards

Dame Deborah James' on-air goodbye named radio moment of the year at Aria Awards
May 3,2023 8:01 am

...By Paul GlynnEntertainment reporterThe final on-air conversation between Dame Deborah James and BBC presenter Tony Livesey has been voted moment of the year in the UK radio industry s annual awards...

Bowelbabe: Dame Deborah James, in her own words

Bowelbabe: Dame Deborah James, in her own words
Apr 10,2023 8:10 pm

...In the last few months of her life, Dame Deborah James - known to many as Bowelbabe - helped make a moving documentary about the reality of living with bowel cancer...

Love for Dame Deborah James breathtaking, says husband

Love for Dame Deborah James breathtaking, says husband
Apr 6,2023 1:10 am

...By Victoria LindreaBBC NewsThe husband of cancer campaigner Dame Deborah James, who died last year, has remembered the broadcaster s " fighting spirit" in an emotional BBC interview...

Deborah James: Bowelbabe charity fund raises £11. 3m

Deborah James: Bowelbabe charity fund raises £11. 3m
Apr 4,2023 7:10 pm

...By Michael Sheils McNameeBBC NewsA fund set up by campaigner Dame Deborah James, who died last year, has raised £11...

You, Me and the Big C podcast: Hosts 'ready to hang up headphones'

You, Me and the Big C podcast: Hosts 'ready to hang up headphones'
Jan 10,2023 4:51 pm

... The show launched in 2018 with Mahon presenting alongside BBC Radio 5 Live newsreader Rachael Bland and Dame Deborah James...

Deborah James: You, Me and The Big C podcast wins top award

Deborah James: You, Me and The Big C podcast wins top award
Jul 23,2022 8:20 pm

...Dame Deborah James has been honoured at the British Podcast Awards with You, Me and the Big C named as a winner...

Dame Deborah James' on-air goodbye named radio moment of the year at Aria Awards

Jul 21,2022 4:20 am

By Paul GlynnEntertainment reporter

The final on-air conversation between Dame Deborah James and BBC presenter Tony Livesey has been voted moment of the year in the UK radio industry's annual awards.

The You, Me and the Big C podcaster, who also Set Up the Bowelbabe cancer research fund, aged 40.

She made a touching last appearance alongside Livesey on BBC Radio 5 Live last May, shortly before her death.

It was named the Radio Times Moment of the Year at the Aria Awards on Tuesday.

In The Interview , Livesey was heard refusing to Say Goodbye , while thanking Dame Deborah and offering " a big warm hug".

Livesey told the Radio Times last month that ending The Call was one of the hardest things he has ever had to do.

" I couldn't put The Phone down as I knew it would be The Last Time I would speak to her, " He Said . " We were like young kids on a Date - 'you put it down', 'no you put it down. '

" In The End she put The Phone down. And that was The Last Time I ever spoke to her. "

Dame Deborah launched the podcast with fellow cancer patients Lauren Mahon and Rachael Bland to explore life with and myths about the disease. It won the Arias' impact award on Tuesday.

Another of The Winners also focused on death and loss. US comedian Rob Delaney 's A Heart That Works, a memoir about his young son Henry who died of a brain tumour, took the award for best audiobook or reading.

Other winners included comedian Romesh Ranganathan - for his BBC podcast For the Love of Hip Hop - as well as BBC radio DJs Craig Charles and Tony Blackburn .

Blackburn received the pioneed award shortly before being discharged from London's Wellington hospital, where he had been for three weeks with an infection.

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" After my treatment and a rest I look forward to getting back at Radio 2 and BBC local radio to doing what I love doing, " he wrote on Twitter.

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