TV BRA: Inside the world’s first TV station for and by people with learning disabilities

All the reporters at Norway's TV BRA are disabled or autistic.

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It’s the favourite colour of two of the station’s reporters, Emily Ann Riedel - who is wearing a pink top when I visit - and Petter Bjørkmo. “I even had pink hair!” Bjørkmo tells me, laughing, before adding that he had to get rid of it “because I am a reporter - reporters have to look decent.”

All the reporters at TV BRA – which means “TV Good” – are disabled or autistic; most have a learning disability.

Every week, they put together an hour-long magazine programme covering news, entertainment and sport, which is broadcast on a major Norwegian streaming platform, TV2 play, as well as TV BRA’s own app and website.

The show is presented in simple Norwegian and is slower than mainstream news reports, making it much easier to follow. Between 4,000 and 5,000 people tune in every week.

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