Simon’s Triumph

Synopsis: Shows Falklands veteran Simon Weston seven years after the war gradually coming to terms with his appearance, his injuries and his future. Together with two other men he faces the challenge of establishing a charity to help inner-city teenagers in Liverpool. Shows a very different person from the 20-year-old injured Welshman he was at the time of his injuries.
Series: Qed, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production: 1989
Availability: Sale; 1997 sale: £150.00 (+VAT +p&p) together with SIMON’S WAR and SIMON’S PEACE 2000 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes: See also SIMON’S WAR and SIMON’S PEACE.
Subjects: Medical sciences
Keywords: burns; Falklands War (1982); plastic surgery; rehabilitation - medical

Name: BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
Contact: Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email: BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
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Phone: +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address: BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
Notes: The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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