Disability TV stripped naked
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| 12:52 UK time, Tuesday, 1 December 2009
We know you like to hear about disability things that are bubbling under on TV so here's a bit of a round-up.
This Friday night in Channel 4's Comedy Showcase you can see the latest comedy from (disabled producer) Ash Atallah - he of IT Crowd and Ricky Gervais The Office fame. It's called and stars Rhys Darby from Flight of the Conchords, playing a master illusionist. It also features a running gag with a deaf nurse played by Genevieve Barr.
How To Look Good Naked is doing a three part disability special in the new year. Gok Wan is, by all accounts determined to make sure everyone has body confidence. Big up the TV guy! He's chosen three women whose self esteem is at rock bottom: Di (54) the blind magistrate, Claire (44) a leg amputee and Tracey (40) a wheelchair user. See how they fare on 19th January.
In the new year the Dancing on Wheels show comes to 91Èȱ¬3. You'll have heard little bits about this if you're an Ouch reader or read the 91Èȱ¬'s press office pages. It could also perhaps be called Strictly Come Off Benefits or something like that. More in the coming weeks.
Notably, none of the above feature Sophie Morgan. Where will she pop up next?
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At 1st Dec 2009, Katie Fraser aka AbleGirl wrote:Sophie Morgan popped up last night at the RADAR Disabled People of the Year awards! She was in the same category like us for winning an award for her website but lost! Shame! Like we did! Boo! Apparently she has a website called IMperfect now!
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At 5th Dec 2009, M M wrote:There is no disability TV, I don't know where people get that idea from. Surely you mean disabled people (Or those acting as them), are on TV ? So far what I've read, the disabled online have panned every appearance of either disabled people or their imitators. They have such obscure expectations as to how they want to be portrayed, it usually ends up as (A) A luvvie fest in some major city or other or (B) Outright condemnation "Disabled are not like that, THIS is the real thing..." They expect a disabled actor to mirror every alternative there is on the ground... then go at them because they aren't. TV is dead disability TV never was born....
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At 23rd Dec 2009, geri wrote:i would like to know why as a profoundly deaf lady your subtitles on bbc channels are so bad have you any idea what its like to be deaf and dont ask me to name programmes and times and dates becouse i would be here all day.
they are either far to slow or missed out totally WHY you have an obligation to me to provide a service and you are not doing that both bbc 1 and bbc 2 are a disgrace what are you going to do about it thank you email address is geri.james@ymail.com
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At 8th Mar 2010, davidjohnson wrote:This posting was a brilliant thought. I was really pleased when they first talked about this show. I was really pleased when they first talked about this dead disability. i have latest nasa relevant news blog . you can view the disability tv show in this site
They expect a disabled actor to mirror every alternative there is on the ground and then go at them because they aren't. TV is dead disability and TV never was born....
Thanks for sharing my blog and comment them on disability tv stripped naked. I hope you can view the diability tv shows
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