1. Silent School Days
The twins鈥� elective mutism and synchronised movements lead to bullying and isolation. Experts try to help but with little success. They leave school, fearing for their future.
June and Jennifer鈥檚 elective mutism and slow synchronised movements lead to bullying and isolation at school. Teachers and experts try to help, but with little success. The twins leave school more isolated than ever, with few prospects, wondering what will become of them and fearing for their future. June now looks back on how these early experiences contributed to the tragic outcomes later in their lives.
Credits:
Narrator: Linda Mitchell
Producer: Beccy Leach
Assistant Producer: Jessica Gunasekara
Sound design: Cathy Robinson
Executive producer: Karen Voisey
Voice director: John Norton
Original title music: Kizzy Crawford
Voice of young June: Bethan Mary-James
Voice of young Jennifer: Olivia Forrest
Production manager: Andrea Deere
With thanks to Marjorie Wallace
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June: Voice of a Silent Twin
June Gibbons tells the tragic story of her and her sister Jennifer in her own words.
