³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ TV and Radio this week: horticulture as therapy and inspiration for the big society
| 10:46 UK time, Friday, 29 July 2011
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This week during Woman's Hour Jennie Murray found out about a pilot scheme to treat depression with a course in gardening.
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Other highlights:
Listen - Radio 4 - Blind Man's Bete Noire
Peter White is joined by Adrian Mole author, Sue Townsend, now blind herself, to discuss another one of his 'betes noires'.
Watch - ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Three - Small Teen, Bigger World
Jazz celebrates turning 17 and her birthday is extra special because it is the first one she has spent with her father Paul. He wants to mark the occasionwith a gift for his daughter but Bev - Jazz's mum - is horrified when it turns out to be a snake which will grow to be bigger than both of them.
The programme examines the impact of NICE's decision not to approve a drug used for treating diabetic macular oedema, a condition that affects 50,000 people in the UK. Plus an access technology update.
Listen - Radio 4 - Face The Facts
John Waite investigates the 'scandal' that has left up to 1.5 million people addicted to drugs prescribed to them by their GPs.
Listen - Radio 4 - Archive on 4
Did EF Schumacher's landmark book Small Is Beautiful inspire David Cameron's big society idea?
Coming Up
Watch - ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Three - Small Teen Bigger World - Monday 1 August 21.00
Jazz learns to drive in her own modified car and works in an American animal hospital.
Catch up with disability radio & TV programmes on the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ every Friday at this blog.
Comment number 1.
At 11th Oct 2011, damien87 wrote:I really admire Jennifer ever since she started working for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio, she joined ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ when I was born and I remember listening to her voice when I was like 7 or 8.
Regards,
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