Mums over 40 needed for magazine feature
I'm writing a feature for Now Mum and Baby magazine about women having children in their 40s and I'm looking for two case studies.
I need one woman to talk about the fact she's happy with her choice and the reasons why she delayed motherhood /the positive experience she's had and the advantages it's had. Maybe she put off motherhood on purpose, despite being married, to focus on her career, travel etc.
I then need another woman who wishes she'd had children earlier and would be happy to explain why. Maybe the choice was out of her hands, for example she and her partner had trouble conceiving.
Taking part would involve a brief phone interview (c.20mins). Both women must have had babies fairly recently and be willing to provide a photo of them and their babies for the feature.
Posted 9 July 2009
PARTICIPANTS WANTED FOR BBC DOCUMENTARY: THE 7 AGES OF PREGNANCY
Renegade Pictures are making a warm, thoughtful film about pregnancy in which our expectant presenter will meet 7 women having a baby at different stages of their lives. We hope to explore the various choices, approaches and lifestyle changes this new time in life brings.
Please contact Ally for a friendly, confidential chat on:
T: 0207 479 4204
Posted 22 May 2009
Participants Wanted for Channel 4 Documentary on Vasectomy
Are you tired of taking all the responsibility for contraception? Do you want your husband to have a vasectomy? Is he proving just a little reluctant? We are making a documentary for channel 4 about the operation that men fear the most and would love to hear from you.
Posted 15 May 2009
Stressed Parents Wanted for New Channel 4 Series
JO FROST is looking for parents in need of expert advice to take part in a brand new series for Channel 4
No matter how big, small, common or unusual your problem is, Jo and her team of experts want to help.
Whether it be anti-social behaviour, hyperactivity, childhood addictions, eating problems, kids growing up too fast or absolutely anything else - if you have problem kids between 2 – 15 years old we would love
to hear from you.
For more information please call 0207 424 7606 or email us at: jofrost@outlineproductions.co.uk or text us your details on 07757 176 287 and we will call you back.
All calls will be treated in strict confidence.
Posted 12 May 2009
Older Mums Wanted for Candis Magazine Feature
My name is Rachael Tinniswood and I am currently writing an article for women's top selling magazine Candis. It is subscription only, which is why you won't see it on newsstands, but it is the fourth best selling subscription magazine in the UK, with a circulation of 296,103. The feature is on landmark birthdays, and on the women who, rather than dread landmark birthdays, use them to propel them into making positive life changes. As part of this, I am looking for women who turned 40 and decided to start a family and wondered if any visitors to this website might be interested in being interviewed and photographed for this (with their child)?
I wonder if there is anyone over the age of 50 who would share their story and would be happy to be photographed with their child, whether they conceived naturally or through IVF.
Posted 18 April 2009
BBC DOCUMENTARY: Families caring for or expecting a child with disabilites
Participants Needed Urgently!
Scarlet Television is making an important and sensitive documentary for BBC1 about the journey parents take when raising a disabled child in the UK. In this film, families will discuss the hurdles they encounter, the support available to current and expectant parents of disabled children, and the inspiration and despair they may have experienced whilst caring for their child.
We are keen to hear families’ personal stories, including pregnant ladies who may have received abnormal scan results.
Have you just found out that your baby may have an abnormality and are you facing life changing decisions as a consequence?
Have you have decided to continue with the pregnancy and your due date is in the next few weeks?
Are you struggling to get the help you need to look after your child with special needs?
We would like to speak to parents in the UK who might be prepared to share their views and experiences at this time, in order to help raise awareness of the subject in mainstream society.
If you would like to find out more you can talk in complete confidence to Kerry or Kimberly on 0161 200 5370 or email: info@scarlet-tv.co.uk
Posted 1 April 2009
Women Over 50 Wanted for Channel 4 Documentary
Blast! Films have been commissioned to make a documentary about late motherhood for Channel 4.
We want to highlight and celebrate some of the amazing stories of women having children later in life. We believe passionately that the subject is an important one and hope that a documentary in this area will help to get many issues into the public sphere.
I am a researcher who would like to speak to women over 50 who are either; going through assisted conception treatment; or lucky enough to be expecting babies. We appreciate that the process is a personal one, so at the moment, I would like to talk to women off-the-record and in confidence on the phone. Speaking to me does not involve a commitment in any way to being filmed.
Blast! Films are a highly respected TV and film production company with a reputation for making films about timely and delicate issues. We have won many awards – most recently a BAFTA for the cinema release Hunger, a drama about the Bobby Sands hunger strike.
If you would like to know more about the project then please contact me, Faye Hamilton on 020 7267 4260, 07870 698149 or fhamilton@blastfilms.co.uk
Posted 11 March 2009
Do You Have an Exciting or Extraordinary Story to Tell?
If you are an individual with a powerful, dramatic or moving real-life story that you would like to see in a national newspaper or magazine, then I can write and market it at no cost to yourself. The motive behind telling your story is irrelevant. Perhaps you want to be an inspiration to others, or want others to learn from your situation. Perhaps you have overcome a tragedy or illness, or achieved something wonderful against all odds. Maybe you would simply like to expose a rogue in your life, such as a cheating partner, or perhaps you want to whistle blow on a particular organisation or employer who has treated your unfairly. Maybe you would simply like to thank someone for supporting you through traumatic times.
Whatever your story, please feel free to email with some basic details. If your story is pursued, I will send you the copy for approval prior to publication. Having taken part in features myself, I know how frustrating it can be when journalists and editors get their facts wrong, or spell names incorrectly. Because I operate independently, I personally handle your story and operate on a totally ethical basis. I would never submit any story without total approval from the interviewee.
Thank you!
