Todd Sampson

Canadian-born Australian TV personality from shows such as The Project, Gruen and Q&A, and documentary-maker of BodyHack, Redesign My Brain and Life On The Line talks up his f inal day on Earth…

- Santi Pintado

How do you want to leave this world?

Diving in front of a bullet to free my daughter from rebel forces deep in the jungles of Columbia while she says, “Thank you, you’ve been a great dad.” That, or quietly die in my sleep at age 101 tripping on mushrooms.

Which way would you have been more likely to go via the various experiments you did on Life On The Line?

Any of those experiments would have done the job. A rogue bullet from the AK-47 would have been dramatic but the fall from the balloons at 120 metres would have been a really nasty and painful way to go.

Have any deathbed confessions?

I loved my wife Neomie more than I let on and appreciated the freedom she gave me to chase my dreams. I probably should tell her that now but since she never reads or watches any of my work I’m fairly sure she won’t see this either.