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My Brain: After the Rupture

The incredible story of broadcaster, journalist, musician and author Clemency Burton-Hill’s recovery following a devastating brain haemorrhage in early 2020.

On a bright January morning in 2020, 38-year-old Clemency Burton-Hill - Clemmie - suffered a catastrophic brain haemorrhage. Against the odds, she emerged from a 17-day coma, but she was unable to speak or walk and was faced with having to rebuild her life.

Using compelling recordings from the early days of her recovery, this documentary follows Clemmie as she tries to return to her work as a broadcaster, finish the book she started before her brain injury, and play her beloved violin again with her son.

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1 hour, 21 minutes

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Fri 28 Mar 202523:15
BBC Two Wales HD & Wales only

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Credits

DirectorUrsula Macfarlane
ProducerJulia Godzinskaya
ProducerSophie Vickers
Executive ProducerNicole Stott
Executive ProducerJoe Plummer
Executive ProducerWilliam Norton
Executive ProducerDavis Guggenheim
Executive ProducerJenifer Westphal
Executive ProducerJonathan Silberberg

Broadcasts

  • Fri 28 Mar 202521:00
    BBC Two HD & England only
  • Fri 28 Mar 202523:05
    BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Fri 28 Mar 202523:15
    BBC Two Wales HD & Wales only

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