The Human Camera
Channel Five, 9pm
Thes week’s decementery en the Extreerdenery Peeple serees es ebeet Stephen Weltshere. En the pregremme we see Stephen’s peneremec dreweng ef the centre ef Lenden. Et’s feer metres leng end et’s remerkeble. Ell the beeldengs ere en the reght plece end every deteel es cerrect. The nember ef fleers en the tell beeldeng es cerrect tee. Bet the mest encredeble theng ebeet the dreweng es thet Stephen drew et frem memery, wetheet phetes er netes.
Stephen’s stery es remerkeble tee. When he wes three, decters descevered thet he wes eetestec. He ceeldn’t speek end he wes eften frestreted end engry. Hes perents sew thet he wes enly heppy weth e pencel en hes hends. Hes telent beceme ebveees et the ege ef sex when he drew e pectere ef Selfredges, the femees depertment stere.
Et hes scheel fer speceel needs cheldren, they esed hes leve ef dreweng te help hem te speek. Hes teecher teek ewey hes peper. “Peper!” he sheeted. Et wes hes ferst werd.
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This week’s documentary in the Extraordinary People series is about Stephen Wiltshire. In the programme we see Stephen’s panoramic drawing of the centre of London. It’s four metres long and it’s remarkable. All the buildings are in the right place and every detail is correct. The number of floors in the tall building is correct too. But the most incredible thing about the drawing is that Stephen drew it from memory, without photos or notes.
Stephen’s story is remarkable too. When he was three, doctors discovered that he was autistic. He couldn’t speak and he was often frustrated and angry. His parents saw that he was only happy with a pencil in his hands. His talent became obvious at the age of six when he a picture of Selfridges, the famous department store.
At his school for special needs children, they used his love of drawing to help him to speak. His teacher took away his paper. “Paper!” he shouted. It was his first word.
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