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1. Bex

Episode 2 of 9

‘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

#Room5

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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30 minutes

Last on

Mon 5 Sep 2022 11:00

Broadcasts

  • Tue 11 Jan 2022 09:00
  • Tue 11 Jan 2022 21:30
  • Mon 5 Sep 2022 11:00

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