The Woman Who Woke Up Chinese
Documentary following Sarah, whose life was changed forever when her Plymouth accent disappeared, leaving her sounding Chinese. She tries to find out what happened inside her head.
In 2010, 38-year-old Sarah Colwill's life was changed forever. She was rushed to hospital suffering from what she thought was a severe migraine, but when she woke up her local Plymouth accent had disappeared, leaving her sounding Chinese.
She was diagnosed with Foreign Accent Syndrome, a rare condition with no clear cause. For the past three years, Sarah has had to deal with other people's puzzled reactions and the huge impact her new voice has had on her life and her family.
Now, Sarah is determined to find out what happened inside her head. Can science give her any answers? And will she ever get back to the person she used to be?
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Sarah Colwill meets up with a fellow 'Foreign Accent Sufferer'
Duration: 02:26
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Executive Producer | David Dehaney |
Director | Abigail Priddle |
Producer | Abigail Priddle |
Broadcasts
- Tue 3 Sep 2013 22:35麻豆官网首页入口 One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & 1 more
- Tue 3 Sep 2013 23:05麻豆官网首页入口 One Northern Ireland HD, Northern Ireland, Wales HD & Wales only
- Tue 3 Sep 2013 23:35麻豆官网首页入口 One Scotland HD & Scotland only
- Tue 2 Jun 2015 22:45麻豆官网首页入口 One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & 1 more
- Tue 2 Jun 2015 23:10麻豆官网首页入口 One Wales HD & Wales only
- Tue 2 Jun 2015 23:15麻豆官网首页入口 One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Tue 2 Jun 2015 23:40麻豆官网首页入口 One Scotland HD & Scotland only