The Doctor, the Vicar and the Headteacher

How many of us really feel as competent as other people assume we are?

At what point does experience turn into expertise — and does it ever actually feel that way from the inside?

This episode explores the gap between how capable people appear and how uncertain they can sometimes feel, even after years in a profession. Is confidence something you earn, something you are born with or a bit of both?

And are the people who doubt themselves most sometimes the ones you should trust the most?

What was it like starting out as a young professionals in the unenlightened eighties? Did we have the faintest idea what we were doing? Who showed us the ropes — and who left us to sink or swim? We look back at the people who helped us, the times when nobody did, and the experiences that shaped the professionals we became.

In their first episode, Andy, David and Jon introduce themselves and look back at the very different paths that led them into medicine, the church and education — and eventually to the same small Yorkshire market town.

There are a few detours along the way, some unlikely choices, and plenty of reflection on how much of life is planned and how much simply happens.

A first chance to meet the Doctor, the Vicar and the Headteacher — and discover how they ended up here.