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The Prison Phoenix Trust

Jeremy Irons makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Prison Phoenix Trust.

Actor Jeremy Irons makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Prison Phoenix Trust. The charity's purpose is to bring yoga and meditation into prisons across the UK and Ireland.

To Give:
- Freephone 0800 404 8144
- Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal. (That’s the whole address. Please do not write anything else on the front of the envelope). Mark the back of the envelope ‘The Prison Phoenix Trust’.
- Cheques should be made payable to ‘The Prison Phoenix Trust’.
- You can donate online at bbc.co.uk/appeal/radio4

Registered Charity Number: 1163558. If you’d like to find out more about the charity’s work visit *https://www.theppt.org.uk/
*The BBC is not responsible for content on external websites

Producer: Katy Takatsuki

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The Prison Phoenix Trust

The Prison Phoenix Trust (PPT) helps people in prison who want to turn their lives around. We teach them yoga and meditation, building the confidence and resilience needed to survive in prison and to thrive, away from crime, on their release.

Meet Sue

Meet Sue
Sue, pictured here with Jeremy, says prison was “a blessing”; a chance to change after trauma in childhood led to addiction and crime. Guided by a mentor from the PPT, using just her body and her breath, she discovered a way to find peace.

Practical help

Practical help
Sue now volunteers for the PPT. We bring yoga and meditation to more than 5,000 people living or working in prisons in the UK and Ireland with classes, individual mentoring and study guides to use in cells.

Help at a low point

Help at a low point
Nearly a quarter of people in prison spent childhoods in care and many more witnessed violence or suffered abuse as children. Learning yoga and meditation is building hope, healing and the chance to start again.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 11 May 202507:54
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 11 May 202521:25
    BBC Radio 4
  • Thu 15 May 202515:27
    BBC Radio 4

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