Here is the email...
I’m working on the next series of The Hoarder Next Door for Channel 4. This series looks at both hoarders and collectors, drawing a clear distinction between the two, and examines how people’s lives and homes can be affected by their habits or hobbies.
With hoarders, we take a psychological approach, working with individuals both on screen and off screen with a therapist to address the compulsion to hoard.
However, the reason I am contacting you is that we also look at the homes of avid and passionate collectors; people whose prized and carefully cultivated collections are competing for living space within their homes. We offer them the services of our de-clutter experts to help re-organise the collection, freeing up further living space, or perhaps room to display their collection in a more attractive way. The purpose is to take a positive look at collections and collectors; and through the process of providing practical help, celebrate the individual collections as something wonderful to have.
I was wondering if you knew of any UK based collectors or if you had a collection yourself?
My direct line is 0207 424 7710 should you have anyone in mind. Or alternatively it would be fantastic if you would forward my email onto anyone who you feel might be interested in hearing more about the series.
Thank you again for your time & best wishes.
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In anyone is interested, get in touch with them directly (please mention that you heard about them through London Pins) and take it from there. Just be sure to let us know if you make an appearance on TV!
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4 comments:
I don't like the sound of "de-clutter experts" - sounds like they'd end up either throwing away half the stuff in the house, or putting it on eBay!
Hmmm, it doesn't take much to work out the subtext of " The purpose is to take a positive look at collections and collectors; and through the process of providing practical help, celebrate the individual collections as something wonderful to have. " Think ridicule and notoriety, and that's just from us!
It probably applies to me, but I'm not letting them loose on the mountain in my spare room! :)
A friend of mine appeared on ch4 this year as she works for a council in London dealing with people who hoard, although the programme was well balanced it did kinda poke fun at both the poor people who could not cope and the people helping them as being too nice and a bit gullible. We all understand our collections and others in the same boat, BUT these types of programmes do have a habit of pointing and taking the P out of the persons taking part. Car Crash TV. I am proud to be a Pin Collector, and I would love the chance to educate people about our hobby, but personally I do think that this type of prog is not the right way .
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