BBC 3 : Mad World Season - 9.00 p.m. tonight 08.07.2013

[Lilybeth]

I've missed a few episodes which relate to young people with various mental health issues, i.e. hearing voices, seeing people and animals others cannot see, etc., in a MH Unit in Manchester. I think it may be interesting?

[andrea_at_app Volunteer]

Hi Lilybeth, I haven't had the chance to watch any yet. Yes they do look really interesting, they look quite hard hitting though (so probably best not to watch if feeling fragile). I see there're 6 days left to watch them on Iplayer so I'll catch up with them soon. Did you see last episode, what did you think to it?

bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01b86...

[Lilybeth Volunteer in reply to andrea_at_app]

Hi Andrea,

Perhaps I shouldn't comment if you haven't watched yet. Apologies for describing mental illness as 'interesting'! As you say, watching some of the young people affected was hard at times. I haven't watched all the episodes either, it was only by chance I saw an interview about the programme on BBC News on my day off.

As part of the Mad World Season on BBC 3 there was another episode last night relating to footballers who in some circumstances had taken their lives and also others coping with depression.

There is another episode next Wednesday which I think again is about young people with mental health issues.

Although PP isn't mentioned the programme on the 8th did give insight into the harrowing aspect of psychosis.

Best wishes.

[Hannah_at_APP Administrator]

Hi Lilybeth, I've watched the series and found it very good. Hard-hitting in some ways but I think it needs to be really. The insight into psychosis certainly struck some chords with me after my PP experience. I was also "interested" in the footballers one - don't know how else to describe it than "interesting"! - and I think the presenter was quite good too. Although I didn't experience the extreme lows that were talked about in this when I was ill, I think it was well represented, factual yet not too "in your face". Looking forward (if that's the right way to describe it) to the rest of the season.