The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive
The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive
Catch up with the most recent episode of The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: Ten Years On. From Monday, 15 February 2016 at 9pm on BBC One. Available to watch free, online here on BBC iPlayer.
A follow-up ten years after Stephen Fry’s 2006 documentary about living with mental health problems as broadcast. The programme looks at his experiences and others who have bipolar disorder. The documentary examines if the public’s attitude to mental health disorders has changed. The programme meets Alika, whose manic episode on the London Underground went viral on the internet, and Scott, who is battling to hold down his job as a chef as well as coping with his role as a husband and father.
The QI host talks about the time he attempted suicide while filming in Uganda in 2012 and how his busy lifestyle exacerbates his condition.
Program Schedule: 9pm – 10pm
BBC One
