Media
Media
Here are some of the recent press, podcasts and interviews
Press
The Washing Post:
10 noteworthy books for May
The Bookseller, July 2022:
Author interviews by Caroline Sanderson
The Jewish Chronicle:
How a man rescued his Down’s syndrome brother from a care home in lockdown
Express: Brace yourself for the most moving story of love and sacrifice: Brother. do. you. love. me
The Times:
When Covid struck I moved my brother from a care home to a seaside cottage
The Guardian:
A lesson in slow travel: walking the Camino de Santiago with my brother
Sibs: For brothers and sisters of disabled children and adults –Â “Becoming my brother”
The Guardian:
Brother, do you love me? The cry for help that sparked a care-home rescue mission
The Mail Online:
By Helen Brown for the Daily Mail. Published: 27 October 2022
The Spectator:Â
Our provision for adults with learning disabilities is seriously inadequate
Big Issue:
Manni Coe: Repairing my brother, one drawing at a time
The Countryside Charity:
Walking to untangle our minds
TV / Social Media
‘So when I got the text message, he knows I love him, I didn’t see it as a question.’
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) May 16, 2023
Brothers @ManniCoeWrites and Reuben tell @susannareid100 and @edballs how a story of desperation turned to one of love in their book Brother Do You Love Me. pic.twitter.com/3zMt6LaCmA
@bbc A beautiful moment in the Today studio 🥰 In 2022, #R4Today spoke to brothers Manni and Reuben Coe about writing their book, Brother Do You Love Me? At the time Reuben, who has Down’s Syndrome, was non-verbal. But now he has found his voice. Amol Rajan asks what his first words were after a year of not talking. The Today Programme | Listen on @bbcsounds #TodayProgramme #Radio
♬ original sound - BBC - BBC
The book 'Brother. do. you. love. me' was written by two brothers after one of the brothers, Manni Coe, "bro-napped" Reuben from care during the pandemic.
— Sky News (@SkyNews) March 13, 2024
Manni tells @WilfredFrost and @LeahBoleto about the book.https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3
📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602 and YouTube pic.twitter.com/Db7pMJcWto
Radio & Podcasts
An SMS changed our lives: "Brother. do. you. love. me."
Manni & Reuben Coe
Reuben Coe moved into a care home just as the pandemic hit, cutting him off from everyone he loved
Brendan O'Connor - Saturday 13 May 2023
Brothers Manni and Reuben Coe join Dr. Yona Lunsky from the Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopment Centre and Helen Ries from Siblings Canada.
The Afternoon Show
Lives Less Ordinary
Felix White - Pick of the Week
24th March 2024
BBC Radio 2 – Sue Perkins
Brotherly Love in Burton Bradstock Clare joins brothers Manni and Reuben Coe as they amble to Hive beach on the Dorset Coast.
BBC – A Tale of Brotherly Love
BBC Leeds – Rima Ahmed
Videos
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