S4 Stressed Elis and Sober John: ‘It was like the last light got switched off’

How Do You Cope? …with Elis and John

BBC

Personal Journals, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

In the first episode of a new series of How Do You Cope Elis and John share what they’ve been through over the past year, including Elis’s experiences with stress and John addressing his relationship with alcohol. This episode contains strong language that some people might find offensive. If you’re affected by any of the issues raised in this episode there’s more information at bbc.co.uk/actionline.

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0:00.0	Big, baggy, flamboyant, luminous green pink and yellow shirt.
0:03.9	Brilla-creamed hair, boy-bumps.
0:05.6	Levi's denim jackets.
0:07.1	Walk on the clone.
0:08.3	Welcome to Belfast 1997.
0:11.1	Not just any old part of Belfast, but gay Belfast.
0:14.3	It was electric.
0:15.6	There was a Seminick guy dancing in cages.
0:18.0	Every cell in my body was just lit up.
0:20.6	Sad at the bar was Diron Bradshaw.
0:22.6	What happened next would go on to threaten peace in Northern Ireland.
0:27.2	One of the few gay police officers in the country.
0:30.1	Shot dead.
0:31.2	If someone had told them that Diron Bradshaw was going to be murdered.
0:34.8	It's a story that's never been told before.
0:37.2	Freezone skinned, he traded Diron life.
0:40.0	This is Blondon the Dancefloor.
0:41.9	Listen and I on BBC Science.
0:45.7	BBC Sounds. Music, radio, podcasts.
0:49.1	BBC Five Live.
0:50.9	How do you cope with Ellison John?
0:54.3	Hello everyone and welcome to a brand new series of
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