Marshall Corwin (1972, Mathematics), Executive Producer and Co-Director of Fresh Start Media, has been recognised at the 2025 BAFTA TV Awards, with FYI Investigates: Disability and Me winning Best Children’s Non-Scripted Programme.
The documentary, part of the FYI: For Your Info series for Sky News and Sky Kids, was presented by young reporters and set out to give a voice to disabled children in the UK. Viewers of the weekly news show had told the FYI team that they often don’t receive the support they need. Working closely with the Disabled Children’s Partnership, the programme discovered that only one in five disabled children feel adequately supported to reach their potential, and many face significant barriers in education and everyday life.
FYI’s young reporters Thomas (himself an amputee) and Maya spoke with children including Harmonie Rose, a quadruple amputee challenging public perceptions; Isla, who is autistic and missing out on school; George, who lives with spinal muscular atrophy; and comedian Eva Abley, who was bullied as a result of her cerebral palsy and campaigns for greater awareness of disability in schools.
Eva’s ‘Spread the Kindness’ talk, adapted into a video with the help of the FYI team, has since been viewed in thousands of classrooms across the UK. The documentary has been widely praised for its sensitivity and powerful storytelling.
Exeter College warmly congratulates Marshall on this achievement and celebrates his continued dedication to empowering young people through journalism and media.
Harmonie Rose with presenter Thomas
Eva Abley on stage
