Hitting
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ â€“ tackling domestic violence head-on
Press
pack available
For
many people in the UK, domestic violence is a fact of daily life.
Hitting
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ is a special ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ season, from 15 to 23 February 2003, featuring
bold and inspiring programmes across TV, radio and ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖi that will
help break down the taboos and abolish the myths surrounding this
sensitive subject.
Working
closely with the relevant specialist agencies, Hitting ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ brings
to the fore the many issues involved in abusive relationships, showing
that anyone can be affected, irrespective of age, gender, sexuality
or social status.
As
well as informing a wider public, Hitting ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ provides encouragement
and support for all those affected by domestic violence.
Lorraine
Heggessey, Controller ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ ONE, says: "Hitting ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ is a significant
landmark in ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ ONE's Winter schedule. We are hoping that it will
increase awareness and understanding of this issue that affects
so many, yet is so often swept under the carpet."
 Through
real-life stories, expert advice and celebrity testimony, Hitting
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ features in primetime and Daytime ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ ONE programming, storylines
in Casualty and Neighbours, a
powerful, intimate documentary, Dangerous Love – Tales
Of Domestic Violence, Hitting ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ â€“ Trevor
And Little Mo and Panorama.
C³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ
shows a specially-written drama and Newsround feature; Radio 1,
Radio 2, Radio 4, the Asian Network, 1Xtra and ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Local Radio are
all making programmes for Hitting ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ; there's a ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ THREE documentary;
Storyville on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ FOUR; and films on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ ONE, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ TWO and ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ FOUR.
Further
support, advice and features are available on an extensive website
- www.bbc.co.uk/hittinghome (live on Wednesday 5 February) - and
from a freephone advice line - 08000 934 934.
Seetha
Kumar, Head of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Lifeskills, explains: "Domestic violence
is a subject the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ can explore in an accessible way – through
popular soaps, children's drama, documentaries and radio programmes
– to help break down taboos.
"Looking
not only at the misery it causes, but also at the bravery survivors'
stories offer, and perpetrators facing responsibility, it's important
that Hitting ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ offers hope, and reflects the universality of
the issue – domestic violence affects us all and is all of
our problem."
There
are the practicalities, for example, finding refuge and accommodation
and battling through a minefield of legal issues, which can seem
like an endless uphill struggle.
So
numerous are the consequences of domestic violence that the burden
it places on society, both economically and socially, is virtually
impossible to quantify.
Kacey
Ainsworth (EastEnders' Little Mo) says: "It is time more people
realise that domestic violence crosses all boundaries and also that
it's not just about violence.
"Domestic
abuse takes on many forms, such as financial, mental and physical,
which are less visible and sometimes forgotten about."
Notes
to Editors
The
Hitting ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ press pack is available below, in
. You may require Adobe Acrobat Software to read PDF files
which can be obtained .
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ONE, Daytime and C³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ (581 KB)
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THREE, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ FOUR and Films (442 KB)
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ
National and Local Radio (442 KB)
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ
Support and External Support Agencies (457 KB)
UK
Events (418 KB)
Fact
File (427 KB)
Pictures
are available, for media use only, via the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Press Office.
Hitting
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ - a ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ campaign tackling domestic violence head-on (12.12.02)
All the
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's digital services are now available on ,
the new free-to-view digital terrestrial television service, as well
as on satellite and cable.
Freeview
offers the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's eight television channels, as well as six ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ radio
networks.
The
soon to launch ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ THREE will become available as it goes on air.
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