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Home  Features Coming Up ... in July
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 New Consumer TV Presenter
Britain’s hottest ethical lifestyle magazine – New Consumer TV - launches a 12-part series on Community Channel. Over the coming year, the Channel will bring viewers up to date with the latest ethical issues.
We will also be broadcasting live the centenary celebrations of the World Scout movement starting on 28 July, when the "One World, One Promise" Jamboree unites over 40,000 Scouts from over 200 countries. Visit http://www.thejamboree.org/ for more information.
 Scout - Peter Duncan
One Sunday each month - our Take Action Sunday - the Channel will focus on programmes that give viewers the chance to learn about a range of issues that may affect them, and inspire them to get involved.
The first of these on 1st July is dedicated to health with films: Saving a Stranger, Young Health and Louie, Me and Hepatitis C.
25th June – 1st July
Take Action Sunday 1st July: Health
Young Health - Sunday, 1st July @ 8.30pm
Young Health is the essential guide to children’s health and wellbeing. We spend the day with a young woman with a rare disorder called Neurofibromatosis. We meet the family travel experts. We find out about a ground breaking new treatment for liver disease and we ask the question, ‘Do new dads get a raw deal?’ more...
 Louie, Me and Hep C
This powerful documentary highlights the suffering of the thousands of people waiting for bone marrow transplants in the UK. It tells the story of 12-year old Yvette Gate from Bristol and is narrated by Radio 1 DJ Trevor Nelson. more...
Louie, Me and Hepatitis C - Sunday, 1st July @ 10pm
There are an estimated 500,000 people in the UK with hepatitis C (about ten times the number of people with HIV). Of those, less than 1% are receiving treatment. This moving documentary follows Hep C sufferer Gemma Peppe as she juggles treatment with looking after her son Louie. more...
 Ethical cotton in New Consumer TV
New Consumer TV – UK PREMIERE - Fri 6 July @ 8pm, repeated on Sun 8 July @ 9pm
The launch of this monthly programme includes items on Organic Cotton, Sexy Green Car Show, Wind Turbines and Greening up your Home. Adam Vaughan interviews top ethical designer, Katherine Hamnett, on why she refuses to source anything from China and the dangers of traditional cotton farming.
Eleni Andreadis travels to the Eden Project in Cornwall to discover what the major motor manufacturers are doing to provide sexy green alternatives to CO2-heavy car engines. She also climbs the only wind turbine in the country open to the public, in Swaffham, Norfolk. A single turbine provides around 1,000 homes with electricity each year. more...
 Public art in Deptford
A series of short films set in one of London’s most diverse boroughs: Deptford, in South East London. Four unique local characters celebrate the area and discuss the changing landscape. Artist Patricio, 88 year old bicycle maker Ernie, market trader and recycling expert Chris, and Caffy who promotes Deptford music. more...
9th – 15th July
 Nikki in Trafficked
This powerful documentary follows former police officer, Chris Payne, as he investigates human trafficking for prostitution. For a decade, he has been haunted by the case of ‘Nikkie’, a young Thai girl deported after she was discovered in a Sydney brothel. Payne follows the trail of evidence from Australia to Thailand. Along the way, he meets the parents of another Thai ‘sex slave’ whose death in a Sydney immigration detention centre made headlines. Trafficked provides a disturbing insight into the international sex trade.
 Flying People
Flying People tells the touching story of two men and their shared passion for flight. James Robertshaw is a world-champion kite flyer who teaches his blind boss to fly kites. His mission is to push the boundaries of kite flying, and to help Rory achieve his ultimate goal of flying a figure of eight. In a moving account, Rory talks about how it feels to be blind, as well as his fascination with flying. more...
16th – 22nd July
 Up For Arts – UK PREMIERE - Fri 20 July @ 9pm
Community Channel premieres an exclusive documentary following amateur artists - from Voluntary Arts England - as they discover their creative talent. The film encourages viewers to ‘get their hands dirty’ and participate in arts and crafts activities at mini festivals in London, the North West, Yorkshire and Humber throughout the summer. more...
23rd – 29th July
World Scout Jamboree LIVE - Sat. 28 July @ 8.45pm
Community Channel broadcasts exclusive live coverage of the largest youth event in the world - the 21st World Scout Jamboree in celebration of 100 years of scouting.
 Scout centenary
For more information, contact us at info@communitychannel.org
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 12 July 2007 )
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