Bionic Bev: Turning my disability into a 'work of art'
After decades of trying to hide her limb difference, Stacey meets roller derby enthusiast Bev as she gets a robotic arm.
Roller derby enthusiast Bev was born with one arm. Since she was a child she had longed for a piece of technology that could put an end to clunky prosthetics.
Stacey meets Bev as she is about to receive a new high-tech robotic arm and follows her transformation into 'bionic Bev'. After decades of trying to hide her limb difference, Bev is now ready to shout about it - and turn herself into a 鈥渨alking work of art".
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Credits:
Presenter: Stacey Dooley
Producers: Blanca Mu帽oz, Francesca Bent
Executive producer: Natasha Johansson
Digital producers: Sam Ashton, Stephen Trenchard
This has been a Little Dooley production for 大象传媒 Radio 5 Live and 大象传媒 Sounds.
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- Mon 15 Nov 2021 00:00大象传媒 Radio 5 Live
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