DUNCAN STEPHENSON
Campaigns, Policy and Communications
Broadcast Media Appearances
Over the years, I have secured countless TV and radio appearances for the organisations I have represented – with both my colleagues and, more often than not, myself acting as chief spokesperson. As a result, I have been interviewed dozens of times on all of the main UK news programmes and channels (and many abroad), on a wide variety of subjects – ranging from ‘Body Image’ to ‘Social Media Addiction’.
Here are some of my highlights (in no particular order) . . .
APPEARANCES :
- ITV's Tonight - The Obesity Crisis
- Good Morning Britain - Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations
- Channel 5 News - The Decline of Public Toilets
- ITV News - Social Media Addiction
- BBC Breakfast - Social Media Addiction
- Good Morning Britain - Smoking Exclusion Zones
- Sky News - Tackling Childhood Obesity
- ITN Lunchtime News - 'Body Image’ Report and APPG
- BBC World News - ‘Body Image’ Report and APPG
- BBC Breakfast - How ‘Upselling’ Contributes to Obesity
- BBC World News - Social Media and Mental Health
- BBC World News - Tattooist Regulations
- Sky News - Research Project on ‘Childhood Obesity’
- BBC World News - Research Project on ‘Lifestyle Health Interventions’
- RSPH Internal Film - Media Coverage Highlights
‘Weight Loss – The War on Fat’ Campaign
- PROGRAMME/CHANNEL : ITV’s ‘Tonight’ Programme – Obesity Special ‘Weight Loss – The War on Fat’ (ITV, UK); Featured interviewee throughout half-hour programme.
- ORGANISATION : Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).
- CAMPAIGN : Obesity epidemic.
Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations
- PROGRAMME/CHANNEL : Good Morning Britain (ITV, UK).
- ORGANISATION : Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).
- CAMPAIGN : Reactive - discussing the resistance to mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations.
Decline of Public Toilets – ‘Taking the P***’ Campaign
- PROGRAMME/CHANNEL : Channel 5 News (Channel 5, UK); Pre-recorded studio interview.
- ORGANISATION : Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).
- CAMPAIGN : My 'Taking the P***' campaign, on the decline of public toilets.
Social Media Addiction – ‘Scroll-Free September’ Campaign
- PROGRAMME/CHANNEL : ‘ITV News’ (ITV, UK); Live studio interview.
- ORGANISATION : Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).
- CAMPAIGN : My 'Scroll-Free September' campaign (supported by corporate partners, including: Silent Night and Amazon Audible).
Social Media Addiction – ‘Scroll-Free September’ Campaign
- PROGRAMME/CHANNEL : ‘BBC Breakfast’ (BBC, UK); Live studio interview.
- ORGANISATION : Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).
- CAMPAIGN : My 'Scroll-Free September' campaign (supported by corporate partners, including: Silent Night and Amazon Audible).
‘Smoking Exclusion Zones’ Policy Paper
- PROGRAMME/CHANNEL : ‘Good Morning Britain’ (ITV, UK); Live studio interview.
- ORGANISATION : Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH),
- CAMPAIGN : 'Smoking Exclusion Zones' Policy Paper.
Tackling Childhood Obesity
- PROGRAMME/CHANNEL : ‘Sky News’ (Sky, UK); Pre-recorded interview (filmed on location).
- ORGANISATION : Royal Society for Public Health and Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity.
- CAMPAIGN : Measures to tackle childhood obesity.
‘Body Image’ Report & All-Party Parliamentary Group
- PROGRAMME/CHANNEL : ‘ITN Lunchtime News’ (ITV, UK); Live studio interview.
- ORGANISATION : Central YMCA.
- CAMPAIGN : 'Be Real' - Body image campaign.
‘Body Image’ Report & All-Party Parliamentary Group
- PROGRAMME/CHANNEL : ‘BBC World News’ (BBC, UK); Live studio interview.
- ORGANISATION : Central YMCA.
- CAMPAIGN : 'Be Real' - Body image campaign.
How ‘Upselling’ Contributes to Obesity
- PROGRAMME/CHANNEL : ‘BBC Breakfast’ (BBC, UK); Live studio interview.
- ORGANISATION : Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) - with Slimming World.
- CAMPAIGN : Measures to tackle obesity campaign.
Social Media and Mental Health - #StatusOfMind Campaign
- PROGRAMME/CHANNEL : ‘BBC World News’ (BBC, UK); Live studio interview.
- ORGANISATION : Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).
- CAMPAIGN : 'Status Of Mind' campaign - on restricting the use of social media.
Tattooist Regulations – ‘Skins and Needles’ Campaign
- PROGRAMME/CHANNEL : ‘BBC World News’ (BBC, UK); Pre-recorded studio interview.
- ORGANISATION : Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).
- CAMPAIGN : 'Skins and Needles' campaign - supporting the rollout of new ‘Infection Prevention Control’ qualification for tattooists in Wales.
Research Project – ‘Childhood Obesity’
- PROGRAMME/CHANNEL : ‘Sky News’ (Sky. UK); Live studio interview.
- ORGANISATION : Central YMCA and Slimming World.
- CAMPAIGN : 'Be Real' body image campaign - discussing my research project to better understand young people’s views on the causes and consequences of childhood obesity.
Research Project – ‘Lifestyle Health Interventions’
- PROGRAMME/CHANNEL : ‘BBC World News’ (BBC, UK); Live studio interview.
- ORGANISATION : Central YMCA.
- CAMPAIGN : 'Be Real' - Body image campaign.
RSPH - Media Coverage Highlights
- PROGRAMME/CHANNEL : Various (RSPH Internal).
- ORGANISATION : Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).
- CAMPAIGN : Various.
