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reminder about tonight
dalip
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Just a quick reminder for those who might be interested. It has been made into a sticky but if you are anythng like me i don't tend to look at them very often:o Tuesday 20th Jan, BBC1, 22;35, Bust:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00h50j7
''Bust is an intimate portrait of families struggling to cope with personal debts, as the credit crunch unfolds during one of the worst recessions for decades.
Like many other families in Britain, Tracy and Melvyn opted to buy their council house on a cheap mortgage. Then, despite their best endeavours to make their books balance, they gradually sunk more and more into the quagmire of debt. Over a year, we witness their emotional roller coaster as they fight to keep everything they have worked so hard for: their jobs, their car, their home, and their sanity. What options do they have to keep their family together and a roof over their heads?
Michael, a retired chef, is struggling to afford the help he needs to cope with his lung and heart disease. Maria is a social worker who took out a loan when she and her partner could easily afford the repayments; that relationship is now over, and she is on maternity leave, with her creditors threatening to send in the bailiffs. Both are facing the terrifying prospect of declaring themselves bankrupt. We follow them as they struggle with the burden of admitting they cannot cope, and battle through the bureaucracy of bankruptcy. Is it really the answer they all expect it to be?
Bust is the emotional journey of debt and bankruptcy.''
I have had some involvement in the making of the programme, will be strange to watch it. Thought it will be of interest to many on her
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00h50j7
''Bust is an intimate portrait of families struggling to cope with personal debts, as the credit crunch unfolds during one of the worst recessions for decades.
Like many other families in Britain, Tracy and Melvyn opted to buy their council house on a cheap mortgage. Then, despite their best endeavours to make their books balance, they gradually sunk more and more into the quagmire of debt. Over a year, we witness their emotional roller coaster as they fight to keep everything they have worked so hard for: their jobs, their car, their home, and their sanity. What options do they have to keep their family together and a roof over their heads?
Michael, a retired chef, is struggling to afford the help he needs to cope with his lung and heart disease. Maria is a social worker who took out a loan when she and her partner could easily afford the repayments; that relationship is now over, and she is on maternity leave, with her creditors threatening to send in the bailiffs. Both are facing the terrifying prospect of declaring themselves bankrupt. We follow them as they struggle with the burden of admitting they cannot cope, and battle through the bureaucracy of bankruptcy. Is it really the answer they all expect it to be?
Bust is the emotional journey of debt and bankruptcy.''
I have had some involvement in the making of the programme, will be strange to watch it. Thought it will be of interest to many on her
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V+ set & ready!We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will0
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Thanks for the heads up Dalip.?
Did anyone see the Tonight programme on repossessions last night?BSCno.87The only stupid question is an unasked oneLoving life as a Kernow Hippy0 -
Is this a one off episode or a series? If it's a series is this part 1?
Heres to a brand new start!!;)
Court date March 6th!:j 1 week after BR and feeling pretty good!:j0 -
Looks like its a one off......We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will0
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SKY + ing it but to be honest I think I would rather watch it after I have done the deed. Dont want it to frighten me
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ditto yellowmonkey, I avoided the repossession programme for this reason tooI cant change the past, but the future is mine to play with!
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yellowmonkey wrote: »SKY + ing it but to be honest I think I would rather watch it after I have done the deed. Dont want it to frighten me
May be for the best.
If it is anything like the BBC's "bailiff" programs then it will be full of untruths, scaremongering and hearsay. :mad:
But A2C (an examiner) has been "involved" in the making, so maybe it wont be rubbish this time?Free/impartial debt advice: National Debtline | StepChange Debt Charity | Find your local CAB
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Hopefully it'll show things in a "true" light if they've done their homework right & involved the right people
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