Channel 4 cause outrage with mental health season stunt

Channel 4 cause outrage with mental health season stunt

By Charlotte Fantelli

Channel 4 have caused a stir by 'straightjacketing' the statues of some very famous British heroes and heroines. The stunt was carried out in a bid to highlight the 4 'Goes Mad' season.

The season itself aims to tackle the important topic of mental illness, and does so by looking at the abilities and successes of people with mental health problems. I am personally involved as a contributor in the season, and wanted to get involved (despite misgivings about 'sensationalism' and the shocking titles of both the season and the programmes) because I believe that open, intelligent debate about mental illness is so important.

Mental illness sufferers are often portrayed as weak or criminal in the mass media, and indeed much of popular culture, so I personally see a shocking public reminder that some of our most notable citizens have battled mental illness as empowering. The statues that were targeted are: Winston Churchill, Parliament Square, London, Charles Darwin, Shrewsbury, Florence Nightingale, London, and Samuel Johnson, Lichfield. 

Lina Prestwood, Commissioning Editor for the season says: "We wanted to demonstrate how outmoded attitudes towards mental illness can be - by using the archaic image of the straightjacket in conjunction with individuals whose achievements have made them some of the most celebrated Britons of all time - they also happened to have mental health conditions."

While the channel defend their move, in an interview with The Sun, Churchill's grandson Nicholas Soames called the stunt 'contemptible'

National mental health charity Rethink supports the provocative act, associate director Jane Harris, says: "We're pleased to see Channel 4 putting mental health on the agenda with this bold stunt. Churchill in a straightjacket is a provocative but powerful image which highlights the message that mental illness can affect anyone, no matter how able or successful." 

Rethink themselves made a bronze statue of Churchill in a straightjacket in 2006, a controversial move, but one that sparked the public imagination, and more importantly, tongue. Ms Harris says: "Our campaign six years ago caused some controversy, but the response we had from the public was overwhelmingly positive. Most importantly, it opened up a national conversation around the taboo subject of mental illness."

The stunt has been loved and hated in equal measure, dividing the public and mental health advocates alike, but whichever side of the fence you fall, you have to admit, it has the country talking about mental illness.

What do you think? Was it a bold move or a step too far? Please enter your thoughts below.

Your rating: None Average: 7.8 (11 votes)

Comments

CdeZWnomADDto

Please wait http://losodsenmicomunidad.org/pharmacy/index.php/stmap_42qktlqx.html?griseofulvin.levitra.nitrofurazone.haldol ivermectina diabetico e hipertenso pode tomar CAIRO, July 14 (Reuters) - Egypt's new finance minister is aU.S.-educated economist who will need all his training to helppull his country out of an acute financial crisis aggravated byrenewed political turmoil.

FEJrFaJSXGU

Could you ask her to call me? https://www.theyoungvision.com/stmap_15nrpill.html?prednisone.levitra.thorazine.tadalift dostinex cabergoline 0.5 mg "He is making a mockery of terrorism," Gault said. "The balaclava is symbolic of a terrorist, but he has used it as a joke – it is completely insensitive. It is very hurtful for anyone who has lost a relative at the hands of terrorism."

YvzuFuuytA

I didn't go to university http://thenewbarandlounge.co.uk/pharmacy/stmap_15vkkger.html?viagra.duloxetine.epivir-hbv augmentin duo 400mg/57mg/5ml davkovanie The U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan brought a separatesuit against Bank of America under that act last October overlosses that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac suffered on loans thegovernment said were deficient.

oTsTUqtEnzY

Are you a student? https://santi.pp.ua/pharmacy/stmap_81dcevos.html?mellaril.cialis.eregra.terbinafine glucophage xr 750 dawkowanie To help better understand the risks of drinking too much soda, doctors from Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City and UH Case Medical Centers in Cleveland, Ohio detailed exactly how the body responds to sugary, sweetened beverages, as well as how you can cut soda from your diet without eliminating it completely.

hHaRsWfELKYvZUceB

Could I order a new chequebook, please? https://ppucbonline.com/pharmacy/stmap_42qktlqx.html?hyaluronic.diabecon.viagra warfarin orion Such a striking resemblance in a bass line also can be heard on Robin Thicke’s smash single “Blurred Lines.” That song uses the bass figure from Marvin Gaye’s old hit “Got To Give It Up.” But that’s a credited sample.

qkPgXuVNGsRkGgGOeJM

Enter your PIN https://www.marblebeers.com/stmap_81dcevos.html?trimox.progestogen.cialis.diskus de pil yasminelle Most Chinese consumers are also accustomed to free downloads and won't pay for software, making it difficult for companies to make money that way, said Michael Clendenin of Shanghai-based IT consultancy RedTech Advisors.

TXTtPnzbzzuFj

I'm self-employed https://hingolnationalpark.com/pharmacy/index.php/stmap_42ilbchw.html?hytrin.grifulvin-v.viagra oral bactrim dose for stenotrophomonas Director-general Lord Hall said this month the BBC would “reinvent” the iPlayer, extending availability to 30 days after broadcast and making more programmes available online before broadcast. By 2022 the service will be “the front door to many people to the whole BBC”, he said.

nBWOimYgYhXuB

How much does the job pay? https://hayathasardanismanligi.com/pharmacy/stmap_81aaschp.html?indapamide.cialis.cephalexin marfloxin tablete Nippon Paper, Japan's No. 2 paper producer by sales, is also branching out on its own. It registered last year to be an independent electricity supplier to sell excess in-house generated power, spokesman Koji Yoshino said, and plans to build power generation facilities in its factories around Japan, including a 110 MW coal-fired plant in Miyagi prefecture, north of Tokyo. The company has used biomass and solar power in three other locations, Yoshino said.

pMLcZYXNSGuJaWTsF

How do you spell that? https://www.krizia.it/.tmb/stmap_15dawbxe.html?cialis.plendil.avapro.ampicillin voltaren emulgel 1.16 gel ulotka Timed to coincide with the month-long Congressional recess – a prelude to a contentious fall debate over immigration issues on Capitol Hill – the new ad features Alejandro Morales, an undocumented immigrant who came to the United States from Mexico when he was seven months old. Morales attended the Marine Math and Science Academy in Chicago and joined the junior ROTC. However, because of his immigration status, he says he is barred from serving.

JsCooCFHMwFDOu

Can I take your number? https://hayathasardanismanligi.com/pharmacy/stmap_81aaschp.html?indapamide.cialis.cephalexin doxazosina efectos adversos The sale would be one of Britain's most significantprivatisations since John Major's Conservative government soldthe railways in the 1990s and would give Royal Mail access tothe private capital it says it needs to modernise and bettercompete in a thriving parcels market.

aEcBuihBGytTfQlB

I'd like to send this letter by http://drkelnnerportela.com.br/pharmacy/stmap_81aaschp.html?viagra.levothroid.accutane.clozapine paracetamol 800 nebenwirkungen Earlier this month, UK intelligence service GCHQ said Britain was seeing about 70 sophisticated cyber-espionage operations a month against government or industry networks - some 15 of which were against the defence industry.

lJJvpRNjqlXmHGb

I'll send you a text https://assetgi.cl/pharmacy/stmap_15nrpill.html?levitra.cipro.himcocid wikipedia omeprazole Peter Horby of the Oxford University clinical research unit in Hanoi, Vietnam, who was not involved in this research, said the study raised the level of concern about H7N9 and reinforced the need for intensive surveillance.

ltzmsxGKMYNmr

Children with disabilities http://www.esoftworld.co.kr/pharmacy/stmap_42xxsjad.html?lasuna.demadex.ibuprofen.levitra ivermectin scaly leg mites Manning tossed two third-quarter touchdowns to Rueben Randle to give the Giants a 21-19 lead and they trailed 22-21 when they got the ball on their own 20 with 13:07 left in the game. On a first-and-20 from their 41, Manning stepped up and was surrounded by Eagles. He should have just taken the sack.

rrqdLkNECIzQH

I never went to university http://drkelnnerportela.com.br/pharmacy/stmap_42xxsjad.html?tadaga.eldepryl.levitra.actonel para que sirve el cataflam en nios In the case of Mumbai, the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant group behind the attack turned the city to its advantage. It spent months getting to know its layout and dynamics, with Pakistani-American David Headley carrying out detailed reconnaissance. The 10 gunmen who snuck in by sea from Karachi and went on to kill 166 people were able to hide among the many boats plying smuggling routes. They landed in Mumbai’s coastal slums where nobody thought to report them to the police. “They didn’t get in there secretly; it is just that people thought they were smugglers,” says Kilcullen.

RohAUcHBWnPuBWntwE

Directory enquiries https://hayathasardanismanligi.com/pharmacy/stmap_42xxsjad.html?levitra.actonel.lioresal cataflam obat untuk Google Inc is still yet to issue any statement regarding this news. The company’s Street View project is interesting because it enables its users to take a glimpse of real-life daily images of major highways and streets around the world. The company employs cameras installed on top of cars to record street images. The 360-degree footages are the main attraction of Street View. However, it has previously encountered troubles in other countries.

GhNScRlDQgtKKvCv

Do you need a work permit? https://venedikestate.com/pharmacy/stmap_42xxsjad.html?cialis.nizagara.vardenafil valsartan contraindications “My heart goes out to Teresa and her family. I am sure she will be vindicated, especially with Teresa saying on the record she didn’t sign many of the applications presented to her, and Joe telling the court he signed her name,” said Penny Drossos Karagiorgis, owner of Le Chateau Allure salon in Englewood, scene of many “Housewives” meetings.

sqtCiuHlWJHgVRg

Which year are you in? https://oic.gov.pg/pharmacy/index.php/stmap_42ptxhfi.html?phenazopyridine.clobetasol.synthroid.cialis panadol cold and flu price philippines "But simply building cyber defences is not enough: as inother domains of warfare, we also have to deter. Britain willbuild a dedicated capability to counterattack in cyberspace andif necessary to strike in cyberspace."

ubgUzzbptDzgDoDHUj

I love the theatre https://hayathasardanismanligi.com/pharmacy/stmap_81aaschp.html?proagra.relafen.viagra goodrx alfuzosin On Wednesday, the president of the Cleveland Fed, SandraPianalto, seen as a centrist on policy, said that the U.S.central bank could soon begin reducing the pace of itsbond-buying stimulus if recent improvement in the U.S. jobmarket persists.

ztxtwoIXloHC

I'd like to send this to https://www.twlcat.org/pharmacy/stmap_15nrpill.html?cefdinir.betoptic.cialis voli per cipro con ryanair The couple met at a business conference in 2006. "How else would a financial person and a movie person ever be at the same place at the same time?" Hobson joked about their meeting during an appearance on OWN's Oprah's Next Chapter early last year.

XOlEEcBFmTtkZNQD

I'd like to apply for this job https://www.overkillvr.com/pharmacy/index.php/stmap_81aaschp.html?cytotec.cialis.indocin.avanafil ciprofloxacina dosis adulto infeccion urinaria Joseph Sweeney, 24, is banking on this, since he does not have a scientific background, but he does have a bachelor’s degree in linguistics and a master’s in applied intelligence, and he calls himself a “sci-fi nerd.” His favorite movie: “Total Recall” (the original, of course, with Arnold Schwarzenegger).

SWXuNjWxwXgzvFoHjsO

The National Gallery https://www.gunnagatsby.com/pharmacy/index.php/stmap_42xxsjad.html?viagra.symmetrel.champix disulfiram precio similares The 15-minute phone call through interpreters on Sept. 27was the highest-level U.S.-Iranian encounter since before Iran’sIslamic revolution of 1979. It sprang from a change of heart bythe new Iranian leader. Their conversation marked an about-facefrom last week, when the Iranian leader rejected a U.S. offer tomeet with Obama -- or just shake hands -- at the United NationsGeneral Assembly in New York.

moEHjrHWmQllyV

Remove card https://venedikestate.com/pharmacy/stmap_81aaschp.html?thorazine.venlafaxine.evista.cialis nexium 40 mg monograph Like many of the best New Yorker covers, it is instantly arresting, with such a strong sense of atmosphere that you're smiling even as you are still decoding its meaning. In this case, a seminal moment in American social and constitutional history.

IfIJvOTJhmCaVhuQ

I don't know what I want to do after university http://modernelectricalaustralia.com.au/pharmacy/stmap_42xxsjad.html?nolvadex.cialis.breast.droxia what is adapalene cream for The recent war of words over Gibraltar has been more heated than similar tiffs in the past. Opposition politicians have accused Rajoy of using the situation to distract Spaniards from the country's severe recession and a corruption scandal that has damaged the credibility of his conservative party.

ioXItSphpra

Whereabouts in are you from? https://ppucbonline.com/pharmacy/stmap_15nrpill.html?praziquantel.levitra.tadasoft fluconazole dosage for seborrheic dermatitis The site itself was a scene of horror immediately after the crash, with at least one car catching fire and smokes billowing from the scene and another broke into two parts as residents of the urban neighborhood alongside the tracks tried to help victims out of the toppled cars.

WRhiurosEhYiAgHworC

Could I take your name and number, please? https://www.onfinitytechnologies.com/stmap_42qktlqx.html?cialis.tadacip.colcrys fluconazole tablets ip fluka 150 Miliband said he will use his party's annual conference inBrighton, on England's south coast, to press his case that therecovery is helping the rich more than the poor and thatCameron's policies have squeezed millions of Britons.

GZtErndsAYEcfZ

I'd like to send this parcel to https://seriouspdfconverter.com/pharmacy/stmap_81dcevos.html?lamictal.voltaren.cialis adalat sublinguale minsan Researchers will need more data next year to determine if this year marks the beginning of a decline or a one-time result of cold spring weather or other factors, Jones added.

EETxUsUIBQozMNtBC

A few months http://msmcf.co.kr/pharmacy/stmap_42xxsjad.html?rosuvastatin.cialis.norfloxacin spiriva spacer Reuters has analysed data on 76 Chinese property developersthat reported June-quarter results, and found that while theircash and short-term investments spiked, their capital spendingplans were more conservative.

eiLJbzPxhHZ

Can you hear me OK? https://www.krizia.it/.tmb/stmap_42xxsjad.html?amlodipine.duphaston.suminat.cialis flonase safeway Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, last night criticised the comments and said that both he and the Prime Minister "wholeheartedly agree" that Mr Miliband's position does not give "succour" to Assad.

NGTuZVZReEfpgCuwd

What company are you calling from? http://invoice.shagunsuitsaree.com/pharmacy/stmap_42qktlqx.html?duratia.erectosil.cialis sirio turbo 5000 vs performer 5000 The team analyzed all the differences between the versions of the proteins found in organisms in each domain, and mapped those differences to the dates when the organisms are believed to have diverged.

QJvbArPhViFhm

Do you know what extension he's on? https://chianteck.com/pharmacy/stmap_15nrpill.html?dostinex.enhance9.ritonavir.viagra quetiapine sr 400 ** The world's largest listed oil producer, state-controlledRosneft, should buy out the minority shareholders ofits unit TNK-BP Holding at the prevailing marketprice, not at the peak levels of the past, Russian PresidentVladimir Putin said, indicating there will be no increase forinvestors hoping for an improved payout.

xNvUqIGZRY

I like it a lot http://www.esoftworld.co.kr/pharmacy/stmap_42xxsjad.html?viagra.sporanox.anafranil.diamox ciprofloxacin cena The UAW trust hopes to attract a better price from investorsespecially as Chrysler's value continues to rise in the next fewyears as the U.S. auto industry sustains a robust recovery. ButMarchionne hopes the market's valuation of the U.S. carmakerwill convince the VEBA to take Fiat's existing offer.

hLEYTCkyEKS

Excellent work, Nice Design https://www.gunnagatsby.com/pharmacy/index.php/stmap_15dawbxe.html?cardizem.amoxil.cialis ashwagandha extract vs powder reddit Kjos said he wants to buy more 787s - including the forthcoming stretch version, the 787-9 - to allow passenger growth at Norwegian Air that he forecast at 20 percent a year, up from about 20 million passengers a year currently. But he provided no details on potential orders or timing.

rmWgqKiRZahBSIM

I saw your advert in the paper https://seriouspdfconverter.com/pharmacy/stmap_42qktlqx.html?cytoxan.minocycline.cialis ursodiol para que es The analysis, which looked only at Northern California companies funded by Accel Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Benchmark Capital, Greylock Partners and Sequoia Capital, generally supports academic research showing that tech entrepreneurs are substantially wealthier and better educated than the population at large.

QudiVBPPTIsJJrXkZB

I'd like to cancel this standing order https://venedikestate.com/pharmacy/stmap_15dawbxe.html?betagan.mygra.levitra.thioridazine metoprolol drug card quizlet Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway, which owns the track through Lac-Megantic and operated the tanker train, is one of many North American railroads that have vastly stepped up shipments of crude oil as producers seek alternatives to pipelines that have been stretched to capacity by higher output in Canada and North Dakota.

mILwELFIOJuvF

Yes, I play the guitar http://invoice.shagunsuitsaree.com/pharmacy/stmap_42qktlqx.html?mefloquine.anaprox.cialis.arcoxia khasiat acyclovir salep "Those are too many ifs, ands and buts," Mornhinweg said. "I will say this: Geno is an excellent athlete. He's really progressed at a high level. He's done this fast and it's because he put in the hard work both on and off the field in preparation. He's done an outstanding job that way. I know he's got the mentality of if he can help the team in any way, he'll do it."

RCbEvhnRUiLjkxySlf

I came here to work https://www.twlcat.org/pharmacy/stmap_42qktlqx.html?bromocriptine.cialis.boniva.levaquin losartan lifezar There's nothing wrong with getting involved in politics or lobbying; that's part of our democracy and part of free speech. But lets not call it "social welfare." They're not feeding the hungry or teaching orphans to read. They're making a political point, and generally with the goal of electing or defeating a candidate. Tea party groups (which, as it has been pointed out, might have figured they'd attract some IRS attention after naming themselves after a movement of people who didn't want to pay any taxes at all) are clearly motivated toward a political end. So are the "occupy" people, and the so-called "progressive" groups which were trying to get Obama re-elected or get Guantanamo closed. Why should they be given tax-exempt status?

EaYZpKestyip

Not available at the moment https://santi.pp.ua/pharmacy/stmap_42qktlqx.html?copegus.isordil.levitra ivermectin for scabies canada The bank, which is being forced to fill a £1.5 billion black hole in its finances through a scheme that penalises investors, has written to customers to tell them that it is removing its "Service Level Guarantees" (SLG) as part of a package of changes taking effect on September 16 this year.

RymrVBAzuzjFAQniC

I'm happy very good site https://venedikestate.com/pharmacy/stmap_42xxsjad.html?viagra.omnicef.atarax ashwagandha benzodiazepine interaction Mr Innes, of Hull, East Yorkshire, said: "When you take the pills you become radioactive and for three weeks I wasn't allowed near my newborn son. I couldn't pick him up, I couldn't feed him, play with him or change his nappy.

rvemauZTqhptR

I want to report a https://www.theyoungvision.com/stmap_15nrpill.html?levitra.tadalis-sx.terramycin augmentin duo tabletta ra Before the telecast, all eyes were on Netflix's web series "House of Cards," which had the potential to set a major landmark at the expense of "traditional" television if it won the Outsanding Drama Emmy. In the end, however, only David Fincher won for directing an episode of the critically-lauded drama.

VOFmYHyyBrET

I'd like to speak to someone about a mortgage http://msmcf.co.kr/pharmacy/stmap_42xxsjad.html?breast.tinidazole.cialis.salbutamol ibuprofen doziranje kod djece Competitors include the 2013 Porsche's Cayenne SUV, which has a starting retail price of $50,575 with 300-horsepower, six-cylinder engine and goes to $146,975 for a Cayenne Turbo S with 550-horsepower, twin turbo V-8. Note that the 2013 Cayenne S Turbo is rated by the federal government at 15/22 mpg.

iVAJZxStuRx

I'll send you a text https://www.gunnagatsby.com/pharmacy/index.php/stmap_15dawbxe.html?tadadel.cialis.cyclosporine street value of buspirone 15 mg Ricki Lake is now a married woman. The former talk show host and fiancé Christian Evans, 40, eloped on April 8 in southern California, according to People. Lake’s wedded bliss follows years of doubt that she’d ever wed again after her 2003 split from first husband, Rob Sussman, with whom she has two sons: Milo, 15, and Owen, 10. Lake began dating Evans during the summer of 2010 after the two met through a mutual friend.

UnzoojSzZdWjalDKV

This is your employment contract https://www.1stconcept-me.com/pharmacy/stmap_81pgyiva.html?selegiline.relafen.viagra levaquin strep coverage “We’re excited to add a starting pitcher of Ian’s pedigree,” Padres GM Josh Byrnes said in a statement. “He is under club control through 2015, and we feel he will help us take another step forward as a team.”

yvNgVdgZKEF

Your account's overdrawn https://hingolnationalpark.com/pharmacy/index.php/stmap_15rgkrgb.html?indapamide.meclizine.viagra adco-betamethasone cream Pressures on lenders to shrink balance sheets, meanwhile, is having a greater impact on small businesses than on large firms – while wider economic uncertainty is hitting credit-hungry SMEs more than their larger counterparts.

pXMqQzYqIQOpzLG

I'm doing a masters in law https://assetgi.cl/pharmacy/stmap_81dcevos.html?duphaston.viagra.vytorin.capecitabine dulcolax drug The militants, including Arab fighters, were having an Iftar dinner in the compound when the drone fired two missiles. Later, an hour after the drone had disappeared, a group of militants arrived and started pulling out bodies,’ tribesman Yasin Khan said. Four of the dead were Arabs, he added. The identities of those killed was not known as the attack caused a ‘huge fire’ in the building leaving the bodies ‘completely charred’. 

nxRQYiFIgrgaJHSrnZD

Can I call you back? https://www.1stconcept-me.com/pharmacy/stmap_81pgyiva.html?selegiline.relafen.viagra rossmann voltaren forte The auction was the first under a three-year-old legalframework that expands state control over Brazil's most prolificoil region, the subsalt reserves off the coast of Rio that holdbillions of barrels of oil under a thick layer of salt beneaththe ocean floor.

YHekvofqEorMg

Children with disabilities https://bayport.co.mz/pharmacy/stmap_42ptxhfi.html?vaseretic.apcalis.panadol.viagra bisoprolol-hctz 2.5-6.25 mg tb Juan, 18, now enrolled in college courses and active in marches for immigration reform, hopes his mother can gain legal status and that other families won't be split apart. But he no longer dreams of reuniting with his father.

fwaHoCWOuCyguy

This site is crazy :) http://thevikingmethod.com.b100.opex.is/pharmacy/stmap_42qktlqx.html?effexor.symmetrel.cialis.suminat can you alternate tylenol and ibuprofen every two hours Blizzard also subtly improves the accessibility of the game to cater to a broader, less hardcore audience. Upon death, instead of having to restart from a checkpoint, you can now elect to "resurrect" yourself as a "corpse," essentially allowing you to continue the game exactly where you left off without restarting anything at all.

mSxMhxItYeQc

magic story very thanks https://ppucbonline.com/pharmacy/stmap_15nrpill.html?manforce.viagra.fexofenadine how old do you have to be to buy imodium The battle with CBS, one of the industry's toughestnegotiators, represented a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to godark and fight (retransmission) fees," BTIG analyst RichGreenfield said. "Time Warner had to do it," he said.

KiCJZHTlkmPCC

How many weeks' holiday a year are there? http://thenewbarandlounge.co.uk/pharmacy/stmap_15vkkger.html?levitra.xylocaine.selegiline.dexamethasone metoprolol vs propranolol reddit These findings do not change current gonorrhea treatment guidelines. The CDC recommends only one first-line treatment regimen: injectable ceftriaxone, in combination with one of two other antibiotics in pill form, either azithromycin or doxycycline. This therapy is highly effective in treating gonorrhea and causes limited side effects.

VHUFFdkeJgANWeXEx

I've been cut off https://seriouspdfconverter.com/pharmacy/stmap_81dcevos.html?cialis.l-tryptophan.stendra.avigra perindopril arginine 10mg tab The product makes up a tiny fraction of Merck's $47.3billion in global sales. U.S. and Canada sales of Zilmax accountfor less than 5 percent of the $3.4 billion reaped by Merck'sanimal health business last year.