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  • Arkwright & Granville in Open All Hours

    25,000 PETITION TO BE DELIVERED TO BBC AND ITV 22ND OCTOBER

    Less than half the population can name a character in TV or film who stammers; of those that were able to name someone, most entered either King George VI (The King's Speech) or Arkwright from Open All Hours. This is an indictment of media representation of people who stammer.

  • Not Just One Day, a short film promoting STAMMA's petition calling for greater media representation

    INTERNATIONAL STAMMERING AWARENESS DAY, ISAD 22nd OCTOBER, STAMMA CAMPAIGN

    A comical film, Not Just One Day,  has gone live on STAMMA social channels. The film follows the inner monologue of someone who doesn’t really believe in petitions, and finds them mostly vague or unrealistic, with the one exception being the new petition from STAMMA, which provides a focused and actionable change.STAMMA, which marks International Stammering Awareness Day on October 22nd with the l

  • Felicity Baker and Sophie Raworth taken from BBC Documentary 'I Can't Say My Name'

    STAMMA SUPPORTS LAUNCH OF BBC STAMMERING NETWORK

    The BBC will launch its Internal Stammering Support Network tomorrow. This follows hard on the footsteps of ‘I Can’t Say My Name’, an acclaimed documentary which aired on March 10th this year, after which its presenter, Felicity Baker, was inundated by messages of support from the public as well as from staff at the Corporation.

  • Stammering makes BBC news headlines

    Stammering makes BBC news headlines

    ​Stammering made headline news last night as Stamma member and reporter Felicity Baker made her debut report for BBC News, with an item about stammering and Joe Biden.