‘He was interested in why I was so attached to this penguin’. Bex is at university when she starts feeling overwhelmed. As Bex deteriorates, doctors race to diagnose her.
‘He was interested in why I was so attached to this penguin’
Bex is at university when she starts feeling anxious and overwhelmed. As Bex deteriorates, doctors are in a race against time to diagnose her. And that’s where the penguin comes in.
In Room 5, Helena Merriman interviews people who - like her - were changed by a diagnosis.
Written, presented and produced by Helena Merriman
Composer: Jeremy Warmsley
Sound Design: Eloise Whitmore
Production Co-ordinator: Janet Staples
Editor: Emma Rippon
Commissioning Editor: Richard Knight
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With special thanks to Rachel Roberts, principal viola with the LSO
End song: Miffed by Tom Rosenthal
If you have a story you’d like to share you can email: room5@bbc.co.uk
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- Tue 11 Jan 2022 09:00³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 4
- Tue 11 Jan 2022 21:30³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 4
- Mon 5 Sep 2022 11:00³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 4
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Room 5
When a diagnosis changes everything.