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New Storytellers: Living with Dementia

Living with Dementia

BBC Radio 4 - New Storytellers, Living with Dementia

A creative insight into dementia and the support offered to help improve lives.

A drama/documentary which explores the lives of those affected by dementia - from close family members, to the various offers of support to help increase quality of life.

A creative drama/documentary which explores the lives of those affected by dementia - from close family members, to the various offers of support to help increase quality of life. 

Our presenters are Harry and his grandmother Ruth, who is living with dementia. Together, Harry and Ruth investigate what dementia is, and some of the problems it creates for carers and family members. But it’s not all about the negatives, as they also look into some of the creative things people are doing to positively impact the lives of those affected - from helpful dogs to slow shopping - and, hopefully, make enough difference to reduce the stigma that surrounds dementia.

Cast:
Harry: Lewis Harrower
Ruth: Hester Dowling
 
New Storytellers presents the work of new radio and audio producers, and this series features the five winners of the 2020 Charles Parker Prize for the Best Student Radio Feature.  The award is presented every year in memory of pioneering radio producer Charles Parker, who produced the famous series of Radio Ballads with Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger.

Living with Dementia, was produced by Lewis Harrower, who has just completed his MA in Radio at the University of Sunderland. His feature was described by the judges as ”ambitious, hugely imaginative and brave sonically and tonally…it makes you sit up and listen.”

Producer:  Lewis Harrower.
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New work from winners of the Charles Parker Prize for the Best Student Radio Feature.

New work by radio and audio producers new to BBC Radio 4 from the five winners of this year's Charles Parker Prize for the Best Student Radio Feature.

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