Raising Awareness of Stammering - The King's Speech
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Newly released Hollywood blockbuster, The King's Speech, which has opened worldwide to critical acclaim and is tipped for Oscar honours, concerns the terrible struggle George VI had with his stammer when he came to the throne in 1936.
We, at The McGuire Programme, are delighted with the spotlight this has thrown on stuttering/stammering and hope it will greatly heighten the awareness of what we all deal with on a daily basis.
With this opportunity to get people talking about stammering, some of our graduates have been out and about talking to the good people of TV, radio and newspaper.
Radio Interviews
John Paul Murphy speaks about his experiences of stuttering and his recovery.
Graduates of the Irish region of The McGuire Programme - Bridget Ryan & Philip Reilly - speak to Sue Nunn about their experiences of stammering and The King's Speech.
Matt Wilton, Regional Director of the Programme in UK South, speaks to BBC Somerset about his thoughts on the film and how he has used The McGuire Programme to control his stammer.
Not forgetting his Welsh hertitage, Alan Jones speaks to BBC Radio Cymru (Welsh Language regional station) in his native tongue. Not only eloquent, but bi-lingual!
McGuire Graduate, Kapil Gohil, speaks to BBC Derby about life with a stammer.
Iain Mutch, Regional Director of UK North for the Programme speaks to BBC Radio Newcastle about his recovery from stammering and what his impressions were of The King's Speech.
Alan Rogers, speaks to BBC Radio Leeds about the thinking behind The McGuire Programme and maybe a possible career in radio presenting?
TV Interviews
McGuire Programme instructor, Gareth Gates speaks to UK morning show Daybreak about the King's Speech and his own recovery from stammering.
Michael Donnelly from County Tyrone, Ireland speaks to Ulster Television about his experiences of stammering and explains how costal breathing helped bring his stammering under control.
McGuire Programme instructor, Gareth Gates takes time out from a busy theatre schedule to speak to ITV news on how The King's Speech will help change perceptions of stammering worldwide.
Newspaper Interviews
- Kingswood man praises King's Speech for raising awareness of stuttering
- Evelyn follows in the footsteps of a king
- The King's Speech and the Facebook movie: VI degrees of similarity
- Graeme Duffin of 'Wet Wet Wet' fame talks about his stammer
- Film puts stammering into focus
- A special date for stammerers in Bradford
- I'm not stupid, I've a stammer
- Film will be emotional for Rich
- King’s torment puts stammering in focus
- The people who suffer their own King's Speech moments
- Woman beats her stammer after 20 years thanks to course
- We've all shared the King's Anguish
- Film's depiction of stammering praised
- Rory West - When even saying your own name is a nightmare
- Lee Levitt - Stammer sufferer praises film The King's Speech for raising awareness
- Janet Lennon - Carlow Woman Reveals Her Battle with Her Stammer
- David McNally - It was as if I had been hypnotised by the fear
- Raising Stammering Awareness - Michael's speech
- A British monarch, my brother and an inspiring tale of the struggle to speak
- I couldn't even say my own name...
- Matt Wilton - Oscar-tipped film can help stammerers find their voice
- Francis Cahill - Overcoming my communication breakdown
- Philip Reilly - The Power of Speaking Like A King
- Trevor Hatib - No longer lost for words
- Gareth Gates: The King's Speech will help people like me who stammer
- Alan Rogers on reality of the King's Speech
- Iain Mutch Speaks Up For Stammerers
- Gareth Gates - I'll never let my stammer control me
- Pete Daly speaks to the Liverpool Echo about the King's Speech
Other Stammering Articles of Interest
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- The original wartime speech by King George VI (as illustrated in the film)
- King Film is fresh take on Stammering
- The King's Speech will help those with stammer, says Blackburn woman
- The King's Speech inspires an outpouring
- My name is Jackie Bird, newsreader and lifelong stammerer.
- Firth: Stage fright helped stammer
- The King's Speech - The Real Story
- Film Critic, Philip French, reflects on his stammering
- Colin Firth: stammer the wrong way and it's comedic
- How the King found his voice
- Michael Palin Hopes The King's Speech Will Help Stammer Sufferers
- The King's Speech: Royal broadcasts in the BBC archives
- The British Stammering Association speaks to Colin Firth about The King's Speech
- How the 'naughty word' cured the King's stutter (and mine)
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Last Updated: 08/03/11 22:45