Danielle Mitzman

My experiences of cultural differences between Italian and British attitudes to health!

First broadcast on From Our Own Correspondent, BBC Radio 4, 3rd December 2011

Telejato is a family-run television station in the heart of Cosa Nostra territory in Sicily. Every day it broadcasts a two-hour news programme, the majority of which bravely reports stories of Mafia and corruption. But a new Italian law regulating digital terrestrial television threatens the station’s future. With no provisions for local and community TV, around 200 non-profit stations, including Telejato, will no longer have a broadcasting frequency. And if the station stops broadcasting, not only will it be a severe blow to the local fight against the Mafia, it could also put the lives of the family who run it in serious danger.

First broadcast on From Our Own Correspondent, BBC Radio 4, 6th October, 2011

Harris Tweed is one of Britain’s most famous fabrics and has been through many ups and downs. Once synonymous with stuffy suits and upper-class country attire, Harris Tweed was catapulted into the realms of high fashion by Vivienne Westwood in the 1980s. But the spread of Gore-Tex and other modern textiles in the 1990s put a big dent in demand. Now it seems the Scottish fabric is making a comeback.

First broadcast on European Business Week, Deutsche Welle Radio, 1st October, 2011