Spotlight on stammering

Many BSA members appeared on radio/TV, or in newspapers, or approached local cinemas, to raise awareness of stammering around The King's Speech. Thank you to all who did so. Here are experiences of some of those who did.

On air in Doncaster... Bob Adams and Jamie Harwood "An email from BSA in January sent me on an awareness mission involving two radio interviews and arranging two newspaper articles..." Podcast of Bob and Jamie on SineFM (mp3, 21 minutes)	Talking to cinema audiences David Preece arranged to do two short presentations before showings of the film. The idea snowballed, and led to an interview with the local paper and on ITV Central...	You and Yours A blog entry by Ashley Morrison about The King's Speech led to an appearance on Radio 4's You and Yours programme... Listen on BBC iPlayer.
Radio York John Hague: "I knew people at BBC Radio York so after some "No I can'ts-Yes I can's" and a very large whisky, I picked up the phone (an instrument I hate) and offered to go on air..."	Surprising myself Nigel Wilson: "My decision to put myself forward to the media for the King's Speech campaign was quite decisive, which was a big surprise to me as only a few weeks earlier I had resolved to get rid of all things I'd accumulated over the years to do with stammering...."	Live in Leicester BSA trustee Colin Marsh was interviewed down the phone by the Leicester Mercury, and made two live broadcasts on BBC Radio Leicester.
Cinema display in Maidstone "When I knew that The Kings Speech was to be screened in Maidstone, I contacted the manager of the Odeon to ask if he would consider hosting a display of BSA leaflets and posters near to the screening area..."	Even speech therapists are nervous and dysfluent! "A meeting with a colleague turned into a rapid juggling of diary commitments with requests from Radio Nottingham and ITV Central News..."	Lecturer's perspective Roberta Williams of City University was interviewed by local radio across the country: "Trying to raise public awareness of stammering as part of what some people do has always been a driving passion of mine..."

Extended version of article in the Spring 2011 issue of Speaking Out, pages 4 and 5

The King's Speech - includings links to media coverage of stammering around the film.