Roosle Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 This may not apply to many people, but the BBC will be concluding their two-part mini-series on living with Bipolar tonight at 9pm (UK time). It's starring Stephen Fry and last week he went through describing what his life has been like, talked to Robbie Williams, Carrie Fischer and many others about how they cope with the disorder. It is VERY well done and any bipolar will relate in part or in whole to what is said on the program. If anyone is interested, here is a link to the program that includes useful information and downloads along with interviews. LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velveteen Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Which BBC channel is it on? I didn't know Robbie Williams was BP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unregistered Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 BBC2. Williams isn't, he's just depressive, but they interview him to highlight th edifference between derpession and BP. Excellent prog last week. I have part 1 on DVD and will record part 2 tonight. If I can figure out how to do it, I could make copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velveteen Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Right - I'm an hour ahead so I'll check it out 10pm on the Beeb2 thanks for the Heads up! Too bad I missed the first one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loon-A-TiK Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 too bad i don't have BBC! give us the juicy details if there are any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roosle Posted September 27, 2006 Author Share Posted September 27, 2006 A quicky synopsis: Stephen Fry presented the topic of Bipolarity in a humane and sympathetic way that really touched me. I didn't actually learn anything new, but I felt much more at ease with the disease than before. He was able to show that this illness doesn't discriminate based on race, social strata, education, upbringing or sex. There were parts that were hard to watch. In particular a part where he interviewed a family whose beautiful and talented daughter committed suicide because she refused to accept that she had an illness and seek treatment. He spoke to a neurosurgeon who has spent time in Bethlehem as a patient (the hospital where the word Bedlem derives from). She was very certain that diet and Omega 3 are key to wellbeing and continues to work as a doctor despite her illness. He spoke with Richard Dryfuss who has been on Lithium for over 20 years and says he couldn't live without it. The series was filmed over a long enough period of time that we were able to see Stephen go through his own cycles from manic shopping spree to complete immobility and self-loathing. It wasn't acted, but real and anyone who is BP would certainly relate heavily. Personally, I think it put a positive and hopeful face on BP and de-shamed much of the classic images of both the illness and the treatments. I hope enough people worldwide will get to see this in time. Perhaps we should start a campaign to encourage PBS to pick it up in America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unregistered Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 I now have both episodes on DVD. If anyone knows how to host this, I'll gladly send it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raining Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Part one is already airing on Channel BitTorrent, just a heads-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unregistered Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Cool, that's me off the hook, then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betcsu Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 excuse my ignorance but what is 'Channel BitTorrent'? something i can watch while online? id really like to see that bbc special and would love if its available for free on the 'net. if so, can someone post a link. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wifezilla Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 BitTorrent is file sharing software. Loading Bit Torrent on your computer may result in a nasty-gram from your internet service provider. There is a Firefox extension that is supposed to run invisibly but I haven't checked it out yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalifornia Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 You can now find both parts on YouTube. The person has it split into 15 short videos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO_ESsTVf78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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