Disability documentaries to be aired on BBC One and Radio 5 live
BBC announces new disability season
The BBC has announced a new season of disability documentaries to be aired on BBC One and Radio 5 live.
The documentaries will tackle the reality of disability in the 21st century, telling the stories of disabled people and their families as they tackle new stages and phases in their lives.
In Racing With the Hamiltons: Nic in the Driving Seat (6 March), BBC One follows Lewis Hamilton’s younger borther Nic (born with cerebral palsy) in his first season as a racing driver. Rosa Monckton she speaks to parents facing the challenge of enabling their learning disabled children to live independently in Letting Go (13 March).
On 20 March, EastEnders actress Rita Simons (Roxy Mitchell) takes to the screen to talk about the debate over making the best decision for her profoundly deaf six-year-old daughter in My Daughter, Deafness and Me.
We Won’t Drop the Baby (21 March) follows comedian Laurence Clark and his wife, who both have cerebral palsy, as they expose the joys and hurdles of disabled parenting as they prepare for the birth of their second child.
On BBC Radio 5 live, Nikki Fox challenges what it really means to be disabled in the UK in the 21st century with Adventures Of A Blue Badger on 29 March.
Beyond Disability starts on BBC One in March and includes repeats of Stormchaser: The Butterfly And The Tornado on BBC Three and You’re Having A Laugh on BBC Two.
Maxine Watson, Executive Producer, says: “BBC One has always been committed to exploring the lives of people who are disabled and this season is about ordinary disabled people dealing with the same everyday challenges that everyone faces – leaving home, choosing a career, raising a family. BBC One brings together a personal collection of stories about what it means to live a life not just defined by physical or mental limitations.”
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