ARE YOU, OR A MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY, RETURNING TO LIVE IN THE UK?
The BBC is making a 60-minute documentary about family life, to broadcast early next year as part of BBC Two's prestigious Wonderland strand. The film will feature families going on significant car trips in the UK this summer and we would like to include a family that are travelling to pick up a relative returning to the UK after many years abroad.
We would like to film the car journey on the way to picking them up and to get to know you over the course of the trip - who you are, what life is like for you as a family, how things will change now a relative is back after years abroad. The biggest thing for us is just that you would be happy to have us along for the ride, and want to tell us your story.
If you would like to find out more about our documentary (with no commitment to taking part), please do drop me a quick e-mail or give me a call whenever is convenient.
Please get in touch with Rebecca Arnold on 0208 008 2862 (rebecca.arnold@bbc.co.uk) (25Jul10)
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