Ruby Wax

Red Dot Opera

Carrie Fisher tells Ruby Wax and Salman Rushdie how she got her part in Star Wars

A young Salman Rushdie leaves advertising and a young Carrie Fisher tires of singing

Salman Rushdie speaks of the disguise the police provided him

Rushdie on his father's disappointment, and Carrie Fisher on how cocaine helped her bond with hers

Salman Rushdie reveals an awkward moment from his college past

Ruby's Room - Highlights

Ruby's Room - Depression

Ruby's Room - Bullimia

Ruby's Room - OCD

Ruby's Room - Exam Stress

Ruby's Room - Gender Dysphoria

Ruby Wax explains why the brain we evolved struggles in the 21st century

Ruby answers a question about how success affects depression

After being institutionalised, Ruby Wax begins stopping the impact of her abusive voices

Ruby describes her worst depression and her thought process as it began

Ruby Wax on her committal and the people she met while inside

Ruby Wax on old age and wisdom

Johnnie Mountain tells Ruby Wax why he walked out from the Great British Menu TV competition

Ruby Wax on how her depression highlighted the void of meaning after motherhood

The different duties by women of different income brackets are presented by Ruby Wax

Ruby describes her feelings of complete alienation when left with the yummy mummies on sports day

Ruby and her rod lay out the differently aged sections of the human brain

Ruby talks about her mother as Jekyll and Hyde and how she keeps busy all the time

Ruby demonstrates one of her secret hobbies - going through gossip mags, filled with fury

Ruby has a harrowing flashback at her daughter's sports' day to when she was in that exact position

Why doesn't depression get as much sympathy as other diseases?

Ruby talks about meeting some interesting characters during her stay in rehab

Ruby laments about her USSR shows with interpreter Anna

Ruby Wax tries to haggle with Soviet citizens with mixed results