Synopsis
In this intimate and extremely personal documentary, comedian and TV presenter Alex Brooker examines his disability to acknowledge for the first time how much it impacts on who he is.
- Programme: Alex Brooker: Disability and Me
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2020
Licence: ERA Licence required
Free to watch for UK schools, colleges and universities with an ERA Licence
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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Alex Brooker discusses disability with gold medal-winning paralympian Susie Rodgers
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Alex Brooker discusses disability with gold medal-winning paralympian Susie Rodgers
Alex meets Susie Rodgers | Alex Brooker: Disability and Me
Alex meets Susie Rodgers | Alex Brooker: Disability and Me
Alex Brooker discusses disability with gold medal-winning paralympian Susie Rodgers
Alex meets Susie Rodgers | Alex Brooker: Disability and Me
Alex meets Susie Rodgers | Alex Brooker: Disability and Me
Alex Brooker discusses disability with gold medal-winning paralympian Susie Rodgers
Alex meets Susie Rodgers | Alex Brooker: Disability and Me
Alex meets Susie Rodgers | Alex Brooker: Disability and Me
Alex Brooker discusses disability with gold medal-winning paralympian Susie Rodgers
Alex meets Susie Rodgers | Alex Brooker: Disability and Me
Alex meets Susie Rodgers | Alex Brooker: Disability and Me
Alex Brooker discusses disability with gold medal-winning paralympian Susie Rodgers
Alex meets Susie Rodgers | Alex Brooker: Disability and Me
Alex meets Susie Rodgers | Alex Brooker: Disability and Me
Alex Brooker discusses disability with gold medal-winning paralympian Susie Rodgers
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