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A documentary presented by UK "Thalidomide Ninja" Mat Fraser about his own experiences and those of the thousands of others affected by the drug worldwide. Matt has also appeared in a musical called Thalidomide the Musical. Matt is also a professional actor and has appeared in BBC1 Holby City where he played thalidomide survivor. Matt also played drums for one night only with Coldplay. https://www.thalidomideuk.com/documentaries

Documentary Series

Primary Title
  • Expose
Secondary Title
  • Happy Birthday Thalidomide
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 18 August 2005
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 21 : 30
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Documentary Series
Episode Description
  • A documentary presented by UK "Thalidomide Ninja" Mat Fraser about his own experiences and those of the thousands of others affected by the drug worldwide. Matt has also appeared in a musical called Thalidomide the Musical. Matt is also a professional actor and has appeared in BBC1 Holby City where he played thalidomide survivor. Matt also played drums for one night only with Coldplay. https://www.thalidomideuk.com/documentaries
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Documentary
  • Medical
Hosts
  • Matt Fraser (Presenter)
Contributors
  • Richard McKerrow (Executive Producer)
  • Sarah Ramsden (Executive producer)
  • Kim Flitcroft (Producer)
  • Kim Flitcroft (Director)
  • Maverick Television (Production Unit)
  • Channel Four Television Corporation (Production Unit)