Radio

8/9/09. BBC Radio 4. Loose Ends: Peter Curran and his guests with comedy from Liz Carr.

13/3/09. ABC Australia. Life Matters: Getting Personal About Disability. Today we're zooming in on disability at a personal level. Is having a disability necessarily a barrier to living a full life? Or are the barriers actually caused by the society we live in? We hear from three prominent advocates: Professor Ron McCallum, Disability rapporteur to the United Nations; Liz Carr, actor, comedian, broadcaster and UK disability activist; Dr Tom Shakespeare, Sociologist, bioethicist and UK disability activist.

10/3/09. ABC Australia. Entertainers with Difference. Jon Faine with co host Andrew Pegler, met cult eighties bluegrass star, Peter Rowan, and one of the stars of Art of Difference, comedian writer and broadcaster, Liz Carr.

23/2/09. BBC Radio 5Live. Richard Bacon's show, hosted by Rachel Burden. Discussing the reacton to parental complaints about disabled presenter Cerrie Burnell, who has a foreshortened arm. (clicking the link downloads an audio file of the debate)

16/11/08. BBC Radio 5Live. On Noel Martin's campaign for assisted suicide.

Woman's Hour:

27/10/08. Comedian and broadcaster Liz Carr and presenter Mica Paris join Sheila to discuss recent events and to look at the week ahead. They discuss whether women need party policies to be marketed specifically to them, what message is sent by Cadbury's sponsorship of the 2012 Olympics, and women in the James Bond films.

27/06/2008. A round-up of lively comment on the week's events, with writer and commentator Yvonne Roberts, comedian and actor Liz Carr and Celia Lashlie.

You and Yours:

10/4/09. Comedienne Liz Carr's thoughts on improving toilet facilities for people with disabilities. Click here to listen.

23/1/09. With Eastenders and Hollyoaks introducing new characters with physical disabilities, comedian Liz Carr ponders what lies in store for them. Click here to listen.

10/10/08. Seasoned traveller and comedienne Liz Carr reflects on her visit to San Diego, the home of the disability rights movement. She considers what lessons can be leant by campaigners in the UK and whether direct action should still play a role.

3/10/08. In the latest of her reports from her round-the-world trip, Liz Carr visits what is billed as 'The last place in the USA where an audience can see a sideshow of freaks, wonders and human curiosities!' For the transcript, click here. And click here to look at the Coney Island Circus Sideshow website.

26/9/08. Actor and comedian Liz Carr shares her experiences of disabled travel.

23/5/08. What Disability Means. Liz Carr, comedian and wheelchair user, reflects on what disability means to her; fear, living life to the full and a healthy dose of humour.

17/4/06. Care in the UK. We asked Liz for her very personal thoughts on being assessed for social care. For transcript of show, click here.



Web


BBC Ouch! Where I co-present their regular disability podcast with Matt Fraser. Its also full of news, articles, forums and oodles more.




Myspace. My own WheelieLiz page.








Bravetarts. The original website, resurrected for your entertainment.









Unnatural Comedy Selection. The original myspace webpage.








Abnormally Funny People. The group of gifted stand-up comedians is back!







Minority Report - Chortle's new web series.






Writing

9/1/09. Community Care magazine. Disability campaigners press for law enforcement on suicides. Amy Taylor interviews Liz Carr on the assisted suicide debate.

4/12/08. BBC Ouch! Podcast. My alternative Queen's speech for the December 2008 Ouch! podcast. Co-written with David Colley.

17/11/08. BBC Online Magazine. My open letter on assisted suicide to Noel Martin in the BBC magazine article "Dear Martin".

4/7/08. Time Magazine, online. Debating the current focus on disabled models.

31/10/07. Community Care magazine. Comedians and Social Care. Liz Carr and Laurance Clarke give their views on the funny, and not so funny, sides of community care.

The Guardian:

9/12/08. The Guardian, JoePublic blog. Dying for a disabled role model. The most high-profile disabled people on TV are wannabe celebrities, athletes or people who want to die by way of assisted suicide. All are in a minority, writes Liz Carr.

10/3/08. The Guardian, JoePublic blog. Limited model for disabled people. A television show offering disabled women the chance to become a model is likely to be a missed opportunity for the BBC, says Liz Carr.

17/8/06. The Guardian. 'I have a great sex life. Does that shock you?' It's often assumed that people with disabilities can't enjoy sex. Joan McFadden meets two women, Liz Carr and Penny Pepper, who want to change that perception.

21/6/06. The Guardian. No fear, no frills. The outspoken disabled comic admits that she causes confusion in audiences and that her uncompromising perspective of disability might even offend. But, she tells Mary O'Hara, she's simply telling it 'like it is'.


There's also a whole page of Ouch! articles. Click here.