Life on the Line [Series 3, Bonus Episode] A Captain's Cancer Battles with Hugo Toovey

Accession Number	AWM2020.1032.60
Collection type	Sound
Object type	Podcast
Physical description	digital audio file; wave
Maker	Toovey, Hugo Lloyd, Alex Thistle Productions
Place made	United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London
Date made	9 August 2019
Access	Open
Conflict	Period 2010-2019
Copyright	Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright
Copying Provisions	Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.

Description

Alex Lloyd speaks with currently serving Australian Army Captain Hugo Toovey. Podcast released 30 August 2019.

Episode descriptions from www.lifeonthelinepodcast.com: Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Today's bonus episode is with Hugo Toovey, who is currently a Captain in the Australian Army. Hugo has endured two battles with cancer while in his twenties and serving his country in uniform. In this conversation with Alex Lloyd, Hugo describes the military career he dreamed of having, how testicular cancer then bowel cancer changed that, and the work he’s doing today to encourage the younger demographic to be in tune with their bodies, as it just might save a life. Hugo is the co-host of the 25StayAlive podcast.