Rob and Rio chat about challenges they’ve both faced and ways of coping with bereavement. They share why they’ve both allowed documentary makers to film them when they’re facing the toughest moments of their lives.Originally broadcast on BBC Radio Leeds and published on the Total Sport podcast as Seven: Rob Burrow.

Rob and Rio chat about challenges they’ve both faced and ways of coping with bereavement. They share why they’ve both allowed documentary makers to film them when they’re facing the toughest moments of their lives. Originally broadcast on BBC Radio Leeds and published on the Total Sport podcast as Seven: Rob Burrow.

Rio Ferdinand

Rugby league legend Rob Burrow has Motor Neurone Disease, he asks questions to guests using his eye-gaze machine.Inspired by the number seven, which Burrow wore on his back when playing, episodes explore how sporting greats deal with adversity and how to celebrate the good at every opportunity.Producer: Tracy Gee
Digital Producer: Lewis Deighton, Hana Kelly and Jacob Tomlinson
Station Sound Producer: Dan Purvis
Operations Engineer: Richard Biddulph and Ross Collier
Online producer: Rachael Smith
Executive Producer: Kathryn MorrisonWith thanks to Motor Neurone Disease Association, Speak Unique and Think Smart Box.Originally broadcast on BBC Radio Leeds.

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Rugby league legend Rob Burrow has Motor Neurone Disease, he asks questions to guests using his eye-gaze machine. Inspired by the number seven, which Burrow wore on his back when playing, episodes explore how sporting greats deal with adversity and how to celebrate the good at every opportunity. Producer: Tracy Gee Digital Producer: Lewis Deighton, Hana Kelly and Jacob Tomlinson Station Sound Producer: Dan Purvis Operations Engineer: Richard Biddulph and Ross Collier Online producer: Rachael Smith Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison With thanks to Motor Neurone Disease Association, Speak Unique and Think Smart Box. Originally broadcast on BBC Radio Leeds.

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