A big thank you to everyone for your support, I do tend to doubt myself sometimes so it reassures me I'm doing ok.
I feel the BBC has let me down. A recent interview I gave with Mark Dennison on his morning show on Radio Nottingham originally included everything you see in my letter. I was most disappointed to learn all that was edited out when the interview was broadcast yesterday morning, preferring to focus on my story instead.
I suspect that I landed Mr. Dennison with far more than he bargained for. Even he remarked that there was some "powerful stuff" there and I sensed, rightly or wrongly, a slight disquiet on his part. Coupled with the fact that the BBC appeared reluctant to return my calls over when I could expect my interview to go out, I can only conclude that Radio Nottingham has decided to 'play it safe', electing to 'snip out' all the parts it may consider too sensitive.
I spent 2 hours with Mr. Dennison carefully laying out my concerns exactly as in my letter, almost word-for-word. All that went out in the end was 25 minutes' worth of personal experiences; yes fine in its place, but I feel the whole point of what I'm doing today was lost.
So a turkey award to the BBC. Oh well, not to worry. Anyway here's the link if you want to listen to it -
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p06vxn40
Love to all x