This short documentary looks into the mental health of musicians in the alternative music scene. Their lively and meaningful music brings out emotions for their fans but are they causing their own mental health challenges to deteriorate? There has been a rise in musicians reaching out for help, so now is the time to look […]
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Trotting Around Trauma
This Documentary explores Equine Assisted Therapy and how it is helping people across the UK suffering with Mental health issues. I find out how it helped Christine who suffered her own personal trauma and the benefits it can have over other therapies. However, there are reasons why it can’t be sustained in the UK yet, […]
Navigating Civvy Street
This short documentary explores life after the military and what kind of support is out there for those who need it. It is a topic which is so often overlooked by the media and I hope that this documentary has helped to give a platform to ex-servicemen and women who suffer. Thank you to Dave […]
Until the Coast is Clear: How polluted is the UK south coast?
Until The Coast is Clear is a journey across the south coast of England, speaking to people from Portsmouth to Penzance about how plastic pollution impacts their home. On my travels I meet beach cleaning volunteers to marine life rescuers and finding out why the issue is close to their hearts and how they are striving to […]
Grid Girls: The Latest Cut
In 2015, The Sun page 3 girls were banned after an outcry from the feminist movement. Darts walk on girls and F1 grid girls have become the latest victims. Is the feminist movement really fighting against the objectification of women? Or are they effectively taking away the freedom of choice for people to do what […]
Combating Dementia
Throughout this audio documentary, I explore the future of dementia and aim to answer the question everyone’s been wondering, “How close are we as a society, to finding the cure for dementia?”. Within the 7 minutes, you’ll hear from 4 individuals who are living with dementia, work within the care sector or are working to […]
Bumps, births and babies: the phobia
How does it make you feel to hear a baby cry? Concerned, broody? For tokophobics this noise can bring on a panic attack, uncontrollable shaking or a need to flee the scene. Tokophobia is a fear of pregnancy, childbirth and all that goes along with it. It is derived from the Greek ‘toko’ (childbirth) and […]
The Tracks to Recovery
With 236 railway fatalities in the UK last year, what consideration, if any, is given to the unsuspecting and powerless train driver? How are their lives impacted after witnessing somebody take their own life and what support is available to assist them in their recovery? The Tracks to Recovery explores just this. To find out more about the project, visit […]
Extended interview with Angela Pooley
In recent days, the Borough of Poole’s new cycle lanes have been labelled a ‘recipe for disaster’ by Cycling UK. They claim that many of the new lanes around Bournemouth University and the surrounding area have either directed cyclists into oncoming traffic or in the way of pedestrians. Angela Pooley, secretary of Bournemouth Cycling […]