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Tell your story to the world – using just your mobile phone

Tell your story to the world – using just your mobile phone.

The Response is a new programme which gives you the chance to broadcast a unique story about yourself to the world using just your mobile phone.

The theme of the first programme is 'Turning Point'. We want you to think of a story about an event which changed you. It could be in your family life, a change in career, your health, the birth of a child – any incident which had a big impact on your life.

To take part, just find the voice recorder on your phone, make a two minute recording of yourself telling the story and email that recording to us, marked The Response at worldservice.letters@bbc.co.uk

Try to convey what happened, why it was so important and the impact it had.

If you’re confused about how to take part, send a brief outline of your story and your phone number and we’ll get back to you.

We will edit your stories together into a unique half-hour of the experiences which have shaped lives. The programme will be presented by Shaimaa Khalil.

So take your phone, make a recording and send a story to us now! You could find yourself broadcasting to millions…

The Response: The Response: Coronavirus: Lockdown: Tales from Panama and Brazil

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Supermarket queue in Panama City

09/06/2020 GMT

Lockdown: Tales from Panama and Brazil

The Response: Coronavirus

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People across the world broadcast their experience of the coronavirus pandemic

People across the world broadcast their experience of the coronavirus pandemic.

There is a sense of fatigue around the lockdown. Ray Gillenwater owns a gym, and explains that if he’s ordered to close down again – he will civilly resist. Kody Siegal explains how the tight restrictions of Panama are not quite as tough as you would expect, and Luiza Marchiori from Florianopolis returns to explain how the worst case scenario predicted by many in Brazil appears to be coming true. 

By emailing a voice memo recorded on their smartphones listeners from different countries offer their unique perspectives on a global crisis, and a glimpse of not just their own lives in lockdown, but how their country is tackling this unprecedented challenge. 

If you want to tell us your story, send your voice memo to theresponse@bbc.co.uk or simply send us a message saying you want to take part.

(Photo: People wait to enter a supermarket wearing face masks amid concern over the spread of the Covid-19 in Panama City. Credit: Luis Acosta/AFP/Getty Images)

The Response: The Response: Coronavirus

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The Response: Coronavirus gives people across the world a platform to broadcast their experience of a pandemic which is transforming lives and economies.

By emailing a voice memo recorded on their smartphones listeners from different countries offer their unique perspectives on a global crisis, and a glimpse of not just their own lives in lockdown, but how their country is tackling this unprecedented challenge. 
If you want to tell us your story, send your voice memo to theresponse@bbc.co.uk or simply send us a message saying you want to take part.

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